Crack Up (Verb)
Meaning 1
Rhapsodize about.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- As the comedian took the stage, it didn't take long for the audience to crack up at his witty jokes and hilarious impressions.
- Whenever she watched that sitcom, she would crack up at the silly antics of the main characters.
- The comedy club was the perfect place for the stand-up comedian to let loose and watch the crowd crack up at his outrageous humor.
- The silly puns and jokes were enough to make anyone crack up with laughter, regardless of age or humor style.
- If there was one thing guaranteed to make the kids crack up, it was a video of a cat doing silly tricks.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Laugh unrestrainedly.
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The comedy show was so hilarious that the entire audience began to crack up at the punchline.
- When the birthday cake collapsed, everyone in the room cracked up in unison.
- She cracked up laughing when her friend accidentally tripped on the stairs.
- Watching the slapstick comedy routine made me crack up with laughter.
- The class cracked up when the teacher's serious demeanor suddenly turned goofy.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
Suffer a nervous breakdown.
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- After years of overwork and stress, she was on the verge of cracking up and had to take a break.
- The pressure of his job was building up, and it seemed he was about to crack up and lose control.
- The loss of her loved one sent her into a spiral of grief, causing her to crack up and become emotionally unstable.
- His colleagues were worried that the added responsibility would cause him to crack up under the pressure.
- The stress of caring for her ailing mother began taking a toll, and she feared she would crack up if she didn't ask for help.