cracked

Definition

  • adjective: having a crack or many cracks
  • adjective: broken (as by a sharp blow) so that the surface is fissured
  • synonyms: crackbrained, broken, fractured

Examples

  • After hours of questioning by the police, the suspect finally 'cracked'. [=finally told the police what they wanted to know]

  • The new restaurant 'is not all it's cracked up to be'. When we went, the service was awful and our food was cold.

  • Is the movie really 'all it's cracked up to be'? = Is it really 'as good as it's cracked up to be'?

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I don't know, just... people and fruit and shit. Wow. Well, must be great to be able to make a living doing something you love. Yeah. It's not all it's cracked up to be. Me. - What the f... Oh, hell, no. Uh-uh. Hey, no. You probably don't want to do that with the I.V.s attached and all. (..)
    2006 Idiocracy