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PRONUNCIATION OF CRACK-UP

crack-up  [ˈkrækˌʌp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRACK-UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Crack-Up is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CRACK-UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of crack-up in the English dictionary

The first definition of crack-up in the dictionary is a physical or mental breakdown. Other definition of crack-up is a collapse. Crack-Up is also a crash.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRACK-UP


break-up
ˈbreɪkˌʌp
bunk-up
ˈbʌŋkˌʌp
checkup
ˈtʃɛkˌʌp
cockup
ˈkɒkˌʌp
fuck-up
ˈfʌkˌʌp
fuckup
ˈfʌkˌʌp
jack-up
ˈdʒækˌʌp
kick-up
ˈkɪkˌʌp
knock-up
ˈnɒkˌʌp
linkup
ˈlɪŋkˌʌp
lockup
ˈlɒkˌʌp
look-up
ˈlʊkˌʌp
muck-up
ˈmʌkˌʌp
shakeup
ˈʃeɪkˌʌp
sneakeup
ˈsniːkˌʌp
stack-up
ˈstækˌʌp
take-up
ˈteɪkˌʌp
workup
ˈwɜːkˌʌp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRACK-UP

crack cocaine
crack down
crack hardy
crack house
crack of dawn
crack of doom
crack on
crack the whip
crack up
crack willow
cracka
crackajack
crackback
crackberries
crackberry
crackbrain
crackbrained
crackdown
cracked
cracked heels

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRACK-UP

crystal pick-up
hook-up
lock-up
magnetic pick-up
mark-up
mock-up
pick-up
satellite link-up
shook-up
stick-up
stuck-up
walk-up

Synonyms and antonyms of crack-up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «crack-up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRACK-UP

Find out the translation of crack-up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of crack-up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crack-up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

打击行动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Crack-Up
570 millions of speakers

English

crack-up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दरार अप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكراك المتابعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трещин до
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

crack- up
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নষ্ট হত্তয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crack- up
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Retak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Riss -up
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クラックアップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

균열 업
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Crack-up
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nứt -up
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விரிசல் அப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपयशी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sinir krizi geçirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

crack- up
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

złamać się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тріщин до
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sparge - up
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρακ - up
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kraak -up
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

crack -up
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

crack -up
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of crack-up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRACK-UP»

The term «crack-up» is regularly used and occupies the 85.304 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRACK-UP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «crack-up» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «crack-up» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about crack-up

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRACK-UP»

Discover the use of crack-up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crack-up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Crack-Up
The Crack-Up tells the story of Fitzgerald's sudden descent at the age of thirty-nine from glamorous success to empty despair, and his determined recovery.
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edmund Wilson, 2009
2
The Crack-up
Tells the story of Fitzgerald's sudden descent at age thirty nine from a life of success and glamor to one of emptiness and despair, and his determined recovery.
Francis Scott Fitzgerald, Edmund Wilson, 1945
3
The Clinton Crack-Up: The Boy President's Life After the ...
With his characteristic investigative eye and Menckenesque prose, R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. sheds new light on Bill Clinton's post-presidential emotional depression, globe trotting and international deal-making, financial ties to China and the ...
Emmett Tyrrell, 2007
4
A Crack-Up at the Race Riots
It's powerful-both steel-eyed and sexy; horrifying and captivating." Now, in this first book of fictional set pieces, Korine captures the fragmented moments of a life observed through the demented lens of media, TV, and teen obsession.
Harmony Korine, 2013
5
The Liberal Crack-Up
Explains the reasons for the decline of liberalism, examines the anti-nuclear, feminist, and peace movements, and discusses liberal policies towards the Third World and the economy
R. Emmett Tyrrell, 1984
6
The Mountains Crack Up!
An illustrated childrens' book about three little mountains.
‎1991
7
California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and ...
But what, exactly, is wrong and how can we fix it? In California Crackup, Joe Mathews and Mark Paul provide clear and informed answers.
Joe Mathews, Mark Paul, 2010
8
The Conservative Crack-Up
Mixing memoir with analysis, an irreverent conservative shows why recent Republican domination of the White House has not resulted in a political community and a vital philosophy.
R. Emmett Tyrrell, 1992
9
The Cut-Ups Crack Up
When Spud and Joe get behind the wheel of Principal Lamar J. Spurgle's prized sports car, things soon get out of control.
James Marshall, 1994
10
Gilles Deleuze's Logic of Sense: A Critical Introduction and ...
Later critics, for example his obituary writers, see 'The crack-up' as morose, but that is not Fitzgerald's point at all. It is rather that nothing is simply of one value or of another, and that therefore the work of 'contradictory' moods and passions ...
James Williams, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRACK-UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crack-up is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A nuclear deal will not banish the Middle East's demons
Usually, though, it has taken advantage of a crack-up already under way — notoriously after the invasion of Iraq. Your opinion. Iran, moreover ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
Greece and China: A Tale of Two Crises
Investors have continued to pile into stock and real estate bubbles from Wall Street to Wuhan in search of the elusive 'yield'. A crack-up was ... «Daily Reckoning - Australian Edition, Jul 15»
3
In rejecting austerity, Greek voters force Germany's hand
But Merkel, along with Hollande, is conscious of history and its verdict. She doesn't want to be seen as the leader presiding over the crack-up of ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
4
Naked Man Arrested After Dipping Into NW OKC Pond
Several residents decided to press record because they couldn't help but catch the crack-up on camera. “He's naked as a J-bird, so this should ... «news9.com KWTV, Jul 15»
5
Our relationship with the auto is about to change
... that will prove significantly less distracting and crack-up-dangerous when the car is left to do much of the driving, which is precisely the point. «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
6
What can we learn from Greece's crisis?
Europe's lending and monetary stimulus programs to the PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, and Spain) delayed the crack-up until 2010 and ... «The Fabius Maximus website, Jun 15»
7
NBA Finals: LeBron's Last Stand?
Watching him play in these Finals has often brought to mind what F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote in The Crack-Up, his withering expose of self-frailty ... «RollingStone.com, Jun 15»
8
Obamacare's State Exchange Crack-Up
In February, the state of Hawaii, which is one of the states running its own health insurance exchange under Obamacare, confirmed that, like ... «Reason, May 15»
9
The Great Democratic Crack-Up of 2016
Maryland might seem a peculiar venue for a blood feud over the future of the Democratic Party. It is the second-bluest state in the United States, ... «New York Times, May 15»
10
Shambaugh and the coming Chinese crack-up
It takes a certain audacity to toy with the idea of a coming Chinese crack-up, knowing perfectly well that collapsist or doom-laden prophecies ... «The Interpreter, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Crack-Up [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/crack-up-1>. May 2024 ».
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