crack
/kræk/ verbTranslation
BREAK [I, T] › to break something so that it does not separate, but very thin lines appear on its surface, or to become broken in this way
çatla(t)mak, yar(ıl)mak
Linda cracked her tooth when she fell. The concrete had started to crack. cracked dishes1967EGG/NUT [T] › to open an egg or nut by breaking its shell
kabuğunu kırmak
1967HIT [T] › to hit a part of your body against something hard, by accident
kazara vurmak, çarpmak
He cracked his head on the cupboard door.1971SOLVE [T] informal › to solve a difficult problem
zor bir problemi çözmek
It took three months to crack the enemy's code.1098 get cracking informal › to start doing something quickly
bir şeyi yapmaya süratle başlamak
Let's get cracking! We've only got two days to finish.1552LOSE CONTROL [I] › to lose control of your emotions and be unable to deal with a situation
sinir krizi geçirmek, kendinden geçmek, kontrolü kaybetmek
He finally cracked after years of stress.597NOISE [I, T] › to make a sudden, short noise, or to cause something to make this noise
şırak' diye ses çıkar(t)mak, şaklamak, şaklatmak
1092 crack a joke › to tell a joke
fıkra anlatmak/patlatmak/söylemek
1454not all it's cracked up to be ( also not as good as it's cracked up to be) › not as good as people think or say
crack down phrasal verb söylendiği gibi/sanıldığı kadar iyi olmamak
Being an actor isn't all it's cracked up to be.988 › to start dealing with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way
crack up phrasal verb informal sıkı önlemler almak, bastırmak, sindirmek
Police are cracking down on crime in the area.1862 › to become mentally ill
crack (sb) up phrasal verb informal sinir krizi/buhran geçirmek
597 › to suddenly laugh a lot, or to make someone suddenly laugh a lot
aniden kahkahaya boğ(ul)mak
I just cracked up when I saw her in that hat.1075(Definition of crack verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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