to crack
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6.5
- verb
- /kræk/
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derrumbarse
- You're honest, you're straightforward, and you don't crack under pressure, as we all saw in an amazing fourth quarter against West side.
- crack under pressure
- begin to crack
- voice cracked
I thought maybe Kate could crack from that to avoid me.
- I thought maybe Kate could crack from that to avoid me.
- And then people like me and you, we get cracked at some point in our life.
- But nevertheless, under immense stress, anyone can crack.
- One sensitive person reacts to the dysfunction of his time and place and cracks.
- But people carrying that button, yeah, carrying the guilt for so long that eventually people do crack.
- Ultimately, when you see her crack and you see what what she's kind of hiding from herself even.
- But I say, you know, I've every single time I found myself there, I was super proud that I've never cracked.
- And like I said, that's a lot of stress that comes on, you know, so you tend to either work towards that or you'd send a crack under the pressure.
Examples
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This can be really hard for me to talk about without cracking, but yeah, he's.
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And eventually you succumb, you crack, you become vulnerable.
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I might eventually crack, but let me know does it get better?
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But soon I will crack soon because wow wow.
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Eventually people crack, you know, and people make an excuse and giving themselves themselves a reason to throw in the towel.
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About six weeks ago, I cracked and I just said I can't take in any more news.
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Sometimes the pressure becomes too much and I fear I might crack under it all.
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He felt like he was about to crack after weeks of constant stress and sleepless nights.
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Many people crack during tough times, showing us that emotional strength can be fragile.
Synonyms
579
3.9
To fall down suddenly, for example when a person faints or a building breaks
111
3.9
To lose control of your feelings and cry or collapse
38
5.0
Become unable to cope because of strong stress or emotion
4
7.4
To have a nervous breakdown because of too much stress
Antonyms
Idioms
To use much more effort or help than needed to do a small task
- Informal
To use far more force or effort than needed for a small task
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Offensive
2
9.9
An offensive word for a woman who exchanges sex for crack cocaine, often because she is addicted
- Specialized
1
9.9
A vertical crack on the inside of a horse's front hoof that can make the horse limp
- Jargon
A visible straight line that appears down the middle of the belly from strong stomach muscles
How Resilient
Surface Forms
Etymology
To crack under pressure uses the image of something breaking; the word links to the idea of a person 'breaking' like an object. That's why if someone 'cracks' they lose control or collapse emotionally.