crack up

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crack up

The comedian made the whole audience crack up.

Definition

  1. Verb (intransitive):

    • To laugh uncontrollably or very hard: To experience a sudden, intense, and often loud burst of laughter.
    • To suffer a mental or emotional breakdown: To collapse under pressure, leading to a state where one can no longer function normally due to stress, anxiety, or emotional strain.

  2. Verb (transitive, usually passive: "be cracked up"):

    • To be praised or highly regarded (often used in negative or questioning constructions): To have a reputation for being something, though that reputation may be exaggerated or untrue.
Usage Examples

  • Verb (intransitive - to laugh):

    • The comedian's joke was so funny, the entire audience cracked up.
    • I cracked up when I saw the puppy trying to chase its own tail.

  • Verb (intransitive - to have a breakdown):

    • After working 80-hour weeks for six months, he finally cracked up and had to take a leave of absence.
    • The constant pressure of the job caused her to crack up.

  • Verb (transitive - to be praised):

    • This restaurant isn't all it's cracked up to be; the food was quite average.
    • Is the new software really as good as it's cracked up to be?
Advanced Usage
  • "to crack someone up": To cause someone to laugh uncontrollably.
    • His silly impressions always crack me up.
  • "crack-up" (noun): An instance of laughing very hard or a nervous breakdown.
    • She had a minor crack-up after the car accident and needed therapy.
    • That story was a real crack-up!
Variants and Related Words
  • Breakdown (n): A collapse in mental health or functioning; synonymous with the "nervous breakdown" meaning.
  • Hysterics (n): Uncontrollable laughter or emotional outburst.
  • Rave about (v): To praise enthusiastically; related to the "highly regarded" meaning.
Synonyms
  • For laughing: Roar with laughter, howl, guffaw, lose it (informal).
  • For breaking down: Have a breakdown, collapse, go to pieces, snap (informal).
  • For being praised: Be reputed, be touted, be hailed.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Crack down (on): To start dealing with something or someone more strictly.
    • The police are cracking down on speeding in this neighborhood.
  • Crack on (with): To continue doing something with determination.
    • We need to crack on with this project if we want to finish on time.
Related Idioms
  • Not all it's cracked up to be: Not as good as people say it is.
    • Fame and fortune are often not all they're cracked up to be.
  • Crack a joke: To tell a joke.
    • He's always cracking jokes to lighten the mood.
crack up

The comedian made the whole audience crack up.

Verb
  1. laugh unrestrainedly
  2. rhapsodize about
  3. suffer a nervous breakdown

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