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cracking off

cracking off is the present participle and gerund of crack off.

Meaning of crack off

Verb

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

  1. (slang, transitive) To shoot a gun.
    • She entered the room and cracked a shot off.
  2. (slang, transitive) To tell a joke; to be witty.
    • He was cracking off about that hat.

Questions about cracking off

What is cracking off the present participle and gerund of?
Cracking off is the present participle and gerund of crack off.

Words near cracking off in the dictionary

  1. cracking a rat
  2. cracking a smile
  3. cracking along
  4. cracking down
  5. cracking hardy
  6. cracking off
  7. cracking on
  8. cracking one off
  9. cracking onto
  10. cracking open
  11. cracking out

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