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crack–up
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
crack–up
(noun)
crack–up
/
ˈ
krækˌʌp/
noun
plural
crack–ups
crack–up
/
ˈ
krækˌʌp/
noun
plural
crack–ups
Britannica Dictionary definition of CRACK–UP
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US, informal
1
:
an accident in which a vehicle is badly damaged
She got into a
crack-up
on her way back from the city.
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2
:
nervous breakdown
He had a
crack-up
in his late 50s and never quite recovered.
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