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cracked a book

cracked a book is the simple past and past participle of crack a book.

Meaning of crack a book

Verb

crack a book (third-person singular simple present cracks a book, present participle cracking a book, simple past and past participle cracked a book)

  1. (informal) To open up one's books, especially in order to study.
    • You had better crack the books if you want to have any chance of graduating this year.

Questions about cracked a book

What is cracked a book the simple past and past participle of?
Cracked a book is the simple past and past participle of crack a book.

Words near cracked a book in the dictionary

  1. crackbrains
  2. crackdown
  3. crackdowns
  4. cracke
  5. cracked
  6. cracked a book
  7. cracked a crust
  8. cracked a fat
  9. cracked a rat
  10. cracked a smile
  11. cracked along

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