- OE. crackencraken, to crack, break, boast, AS. craciancearcian, to crack; akin to D. kraken, G. krachen; cf. Skr. garj to rattle, or perh. of imitative origin. Cf. CrakeCracknelCreak
- To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to crack nuts.
- To rend with grief or pain; to affect deeply with sorrow; hence, to disorder; to distract; to craze.O, madam, my old heart is cracked.He thought none poets till their brains were cracked.
- To cause to sound suddenly and sharply; to snap; as, to crack a whip.
- To utter smartly and sententiously; as, to crack a joke.
- To cry up; to extol; -- followed by up.Low
