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crack- (iou)



crack- combining form. [krak] L15.
[Partly repr. the stem of CRACK verb, usu. with a following obj.; partly for CRACKED.]
a. That cracks (the 2nd elem. of the comb.).
crack-brain colloq. a crazy person, a crank. crack-brained adjective (colloq.) crazy, cranky. crack-halter = crack-rope noun below. crack-headed adjective (colloq.) crazy, cranky. crack-hemp = crack-rope noun below. crack-jaw noun & adjective (colloq.) (a word that is) difficult to pronounce. crackpot noun & adjective (colloq.) (a) noun a crazy person; an eccentric or unpractical person; (b) adjective crazy, cranky, eccentric, unpractical. crack-rope noun & adjective (a) noun a person fit to be hanged, a gallows-bird; a rogue; (b) adjective fit to be hanged; roguish. crack-voiced adjective having a broken voice. crack-willow a willow, Salix fragilis, with branches that break off readily.
b. That cracks.
Cracked.