cracked
/krækt/adjective
उच्चारण क्रैक्ट
चटका हुआ, दरार वाला
Core word
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(of a voice) sounding rough and uneven
(आवाज़) फटी हुई, भर्राई हुई
- He answered in a cracked voice.
- His voice was cracked with fatigue after the long speech.
- Her voice sounded cracked when she tried to sing.
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- He spoke in a cracked whisper after the cold.
- The old singer's cracked voice still moved the audience.
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[not before noun] informal
crazy
पागल, सनकी
- You must be cracked to go out in this storm!
- Everyone thought she was cracked to swim in the freezing river.
- People said he was cracked to try that plan.
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- They thought the idea was a bit cracked.
- You'd have to be cracked to climb that wall.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cracked + noun (attributive)
Before a noun it describes something that has lines or breaks on its surface but is still in one piece: a cracked cup, cracked lips.
संज्ञा से पहले यह ऐसी वस्तु बताता है जिसकी सतह पर दरारें हों पर वह टूटी न हो: a cracked cup, cracked lips।
- The cracked mirror still hangs on the wall.
- Her cracked heels hurt in winter.
be cracked (predicate)
After be it states the condition: the plate is cracked. Add 'in' or 'across' to say where.
Be के बाद यह दशा बताता है: the plate is cracked। कहाँ, यह बताने के लिए 'in' या 'across' जोड़ते हैं।
- The wall is cracked in several places.
- The screen is cracked across the middle.
a cracked voice
A cracked voice sounds rough or breaks, usually from age, cold or emotion.
Cracked voice खुरदरी या टूटती हुई आवाज़ होती है, जो उम्र, ठंड या भावना के कारण होती है।
- His voice was cracked with emotion.
cracked (informal) = mad
In informal British English cracked also means crazy. It is rude to use of a real person.
अनौपचारिक ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में cracked का अर्थ सनकी भी है; किसी वास्तविक व्यक्ति के लिए यह अशिष्ट है।
- People thought the old inventor was cracked.
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cracked + noun
screenwindscreenwalllipspot
- He drove with a cracked windscreen.
adverb + cracked
badlyslightlydeeplycompletelyalready
- The jug was badly cracked at the handle.
verb + cracked
lookbecomegetleavefind
- The paint became cracked in the sun.
cracked + body parts
cracked skincracked heelscracked nailscracked ribs
- Dry air gives cracked skin.
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- The dry riverbed was cracked and hard.
सूखी नदी की तलहटी फटी हुई और कठोर थी।
- Radhika's phone fell and the screen got cracked.
राधिका का फ़ोन गिर गया और उसकी स्क्रीन में दरार आ गई।
- He sang in a cracked voice that moved the audience.
वह भर्राई आवाज़ में गाया, जिसने श्रोताओं को द्रवित कर दिया।
- The cracked plaster showed the age of the old house.
चटका हुआ पलस्तर पुराने घर की उम्र बता रहा था।
- A cracked bell cannot give a clear note.
चटकी हुई घंटी साफ़ स्वर नहीं दे सकती।
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✗ The cup is cracked from the middle.
✓ The cup is cracked in the middle.
Where the crack is takes in, not from.
दरार कहाँ है, यह 'in' से बताया जाता है, 'from' से नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Cracked, broken and chipped describe damage of different degrees.
Cracked, broken और chipped अलग-अलग मात्रा की क्षति बताते हैं।
Lines on the surface, but still in one piece.
सतह पर दरारें, पर वस्तु अब भी साबुत।
- The cracked glass still held water.
In two or more pieces, or not working.
दो या अधिक टुकड़ों में, या काम न करता हुआ।
- The broken glass lay on the floor.
chipped
A small piece has come off the edge.
किनारे से छोटा टुकड़ा निकल गया है।
- The chipped plate was thrown away.