- crack jokes
- make jokes, tell funny stories
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
crack jokes
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crack — crackable, adj. crackless, adj. /krak/, v.i. 1. to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured: The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable. 2. to break with a sudden, sharp sound: The branch cracked under the… … Universalium
crack — [[t]kræk[/t]] v. i. 1) to break without separation of parts; become fissured 2) to break with a sudden, sharp sound 3) to make a sudden, sharp sound; snap 4) (of the voice) to break abruptly and discordantly 5) to break down, esp. under severe… … From formal English to slang
crack — I. , v. a. == break in two. HD. 568 == discourse, ‘reisons craken.’ Alys. 6991. Cf. our Engl, ‘to crack jokes’ II. , v. n. == snap short. Alys. 4436 … Oldest English Words
crack a joke — tell a joke, say a funny word or phrase Please be serious. Don t crack jokes or laugh at us … English idioms
crack a joke — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make a joke; tell a joke. * /The men sat around the stove, smoking and cracking jokes./ … Dictionary of American idioms
crack a joke — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make a joke; tell a joke. * /The men sat around the stove, smoking and cracking jokes./ … Dictionary of American idioms
crack a joke — To utter a joke with some effect • • • Main Entry: ↑crack * * * crack a joke informal phrase to tell a joke He was very relaxed, smiling and cracking jokes. Thesaurus: to tell a joke or jokessynony … Useful english dictionary
crack a smile — {v. phr.}, {informal} To let a smile show on one s face; permit a smile to appear. * /Bob told the whole silly story without even cracking a smile./ * /Scrooge was a gloomy man, who never cracked a smile./ * /When we gave the shy little boy an… … Dictionary of American idioms
crack a smile — {v. phr.}, {informal} To let a smile show on one s face; permit a smile to appear. * /Bob told the whole silly story without even cracking a smile./ * /Scrooge was a gloomy man, who never cracked a smile./ * /When we gave the shy little boy an… … Dictionary of American idioms
crack — crack1 S3 [kræk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(break)¦ 2¦(sound)¦ 3¦(hit)¦ 4¦(not be able to continue)¦ 5¦(voice)¦ 6¦(solve/understand)¦ 7¦(stop somebody)¦ 8¦(open a safe)¦ 9¦(computer)¦ 10 crack it … Dictionary of contemporary English
