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cracked on

cracked on is the simple past and past participle of crack on.

Meaning of crack on

Verb

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

  1. (informal, intransitive) To continue (at a task) briskly or promptly.
    • Naked Twister will have to wait. I've got to crack on with my essay.
    Synonyms:
    get on
  2. (informal, intransitive) To continue apace.
    • The project is really cracking on.
  3. (dated, transitive) To put on.
    • to crack on more sail, or more steam
  4. (slang, transitive) To crack down on or arrest (someone).
    • They need to crack on those drug dealers.

Questions about cracked on

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

Words near cracked on in the dictionary

  1. cracked along
  2. cracked as an egg
  3. cracked down
  4. cracked hardy
  5. cracked off
  6. cracked on
  7. cracked one off
  8. cracked onto
  9. cracked open
  10. cracked out
  11. cracked someone's egg

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