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Essay collection by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Crack-Up is a posthumous collection of essays, letters, and notes by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald and compiled by his lifelong friend, Edmund
The_Crack-Up
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Look up crack up in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cracking Up may refer to: Cracking Up (1977 film), an American anthology sketch comedy film starring
Cracking_Up
2017 studio album by Fleet Foxes
Crack-Up is the third studio album by American band Fleet Foxes, released on June 16, 2017, by Nonesuch Records. Loosely inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald's
Crack-Up_(album)
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Look up crack up in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Crack-Up can refer to: The Crack-Up, a 1945 collection of essays by F. Scott Fitzgerald Crack-Up (1936
Crack-Up
American television sitcom
Cracking Up is an American television sitcom created by Mike White, who also served as the series' head writer. It was produced by Brad Grey Television
Cracking_Up_(TV_series)
1983 film directed by Jerry Lewis
Cracking Up is a 1983 American comedy film directed by and starring Jerry Lewis, his last feature film as a director. Originally titled Smorgasbord, it
Cracking_Up_(1983_film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up cracking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cracking may refer to: Cracking, the formation of a fracture or partial fracture in a solid material
Cracking
1994 American film
Cracking Up is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Matt Mitler and starring Mitler, Carolyn McDermott and Debra Wilson. Matt Mitler as Danny
Cracking_Up_(1994_film)
1977 sketch comedy anthology film
Cracking Up is a 1977 American independent anthology sketch black comedy film, directed by Rowby Goren and Chuck Staley. The film was a collaboration
Cracking_Up_(1977_film)
1979 studio album by Nick Lowe
versions, as well as "Basing Street," the B-side of both the UK single "Cracking Up" and the North American single "Switchboard Susan." The album cover and
Labour_of_Lust
American actor (born 1955)
Emily (1991–1992), Good Advice (1993–1994), Family Law (1999–2002), Cracking Up (2004) and Harry's Law (2011–2012). In 2022, McDonald was nominated for
Christopher_McDonald
American multimedia franchise
as a commercial for digital 3D release of the film. Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: The first of a 2012 two-part animated short film directed by Steve Martino
Ice_Age_(franchise)
1998 studio album by The Jesus and Mary Chain
and includes the singles "I Hate Rock 'n' Roll" (released in 1995), "Cracking Up" and "I Love Rock 'n' Roll". The origin of the album title, according
Munki
American actor (born 1993)
Shackleton in the Fox sitcom Cracking Up (2004). "TV Guide Credits". Retrieved 7 March 2012. "Moorpark boy 'Cracking Up' in Hollywood". Archived from
Bret_Loehr
Topics referred to by the same term
protection Password cracking, the process of recovering passwords from data stored in or transmitted by a computer system Security hacker, cracking a system to
Crack
American actor and musician (born 1980)
Shopgirl in 2005. He also appeared in various television shows, such as Cracking Up. In 2006, he starred as King Louis XVI in Marie Antoinette under the
Jason_Schwartzman
American actor (1947–1986)
He went on to perform in the 1977 earthquake-in-Los-Angeles comedy Cracking Up, with Fred Willard, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer. Stucker was a scene-stealing
Stephen_Stucker
American actor (born 1978)
an American actor. He is known for his role in the television sitcom Cracking Up (2004), as Liam Connor. He has starred in several television programs
David_Walton_(actor)
American comedy troupe
Richter Controls the Universe, Arrested Development, Oliver Beene, and Cracking Up. In addition, he directed three episodes of Psych, including the episode
Broken_Lizard
American actress (born 1961)
actress who first came to attention with her off-Broadway one-woman show, Wake Up, I'm Fat, in 1994. She is known for her portrayals of Ellenor Frutt on The
Camryn_Manheim
1989 single by The Black Sorrows
"The Crack Up" (sometimes styled as "The Crack-Up") is a song by Australian blues and rock band The Black Sorrows. It was released as the fourth single
The_Crack_Up
1946 film by Irving Reis
Crack-Up is a 1946 American film noir starring Pat O'Brien, Claire Trevor and Herbert Marshall. It was directed by Irving Reis, who had directed many films
Crack-Up_(1946_film)
American actor
for playing Hugh Pyne in Twenty Good Years and Preston Shackleton in Cracking Up. In 2009, he made a guest appearance in Ruby & the Rockits. He is also
Jake_Sandvig
American actress and singer (born 1988)
Pamela Salt. She went on to guest star in the television series Cracking Up, Listen Up, the pilot episode of Summerland, and the 2004 direct-to-video film
Chelsea_Kane
American actress (born 1980)
2 Fast 2 Furious. This was followed by a special guest appearance on Cracking Up. She has since appeared in a number of television shows such as Entourage
Minka_Kelly
Book by Harmony Korine
A Crack Up at the Race Riots is a novel written by Harmony Korine, writer of such cult films as Kids and Gummo. The book was published in 1998 by Doubleday
A_Crack_Up_at_the_Race_Riots
American television writer and producer
television credits include the first three seasons of NewsRadio, 'Til Death, Cracking Up, In the Motherhood, Cavemen, Doug, 100 Questions, Big Lake, Mike & Molly
Alan_J._Higgins
American actress and comedian (born 1964)
In 2004, she starred in a short-lived Fox network television series Cracking Up. That same year, she guest starred in an episode of Scrubs and starred
Molly_Shannon
British journalist and political adviser (born 1957)
experience with depression was recalled in a BBC documentary titled Cracking Up. He has since then been a prominent supporter and advocate for the mental
Alastair_Campbell
Recovering passwords stored by computer systems
of password cracking require the computer to produce many candidate passwords, each of which is checked. One example is brute-force cracking, in which a
Password_cracking
American actor (born 1955)
and Europe, and directing and starring in the independent feature film Cracking Up. He is also director of the Dzieci Theatre, founded in 1997. Matt Mitler
Matt_Mitler
American actress
and only lasted one season. Pevec's other television credits include Cracking Up, Medical Investigation, Without a Trace, and Three Rivers. Biography
Katija_Pevec
1982 single by Phil Lynott
version was released as a single under the title Old Town (This Boy Is Cracking Up) in 2000 in Singapore, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The 2005 studio
Old_Town_(song)
American sitcom (2001–2006)
a plan to boost ratings for the new show Cracking Up, but the ratings were low for both shows. Cracking Up was canceled and The Bernie Mac Show was pulled
The_Bernie_Mac_Show
1936 film by Malcolm St. Clair
Crack-Up is a 1936 American film directed by Malcolm St. Clair. Peter Lorre plays a harmless, half-addled aircraft enthusiast who is actually a ruthless
Crack-Up_(1936_film)
American comedian and actor (1954-1996)
Blavity. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2026. "King of the Park: Cracking Up with Charlie Barnett". The Stacks Reader. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
Charlie_Barnett_(comedian)
American actor and comedian (1915–2002)
including The Patsy, The Ladies Man, The Nutty Professor, Three on a Couch, Cracking Up, Hardly Working and The Big Mouth. Although known mainly as a comic actor
Buddy_Lester
American indie folk band
three-year break, Fleet Foxes reconvened in 2016 to record their third album Crack-Up, which was released the following year on Nonesuch Records. This was followed
Fleet_Foxes
Distress in asphalt pavement
Crocodile cracking (also called alligator cracking and perhaps misleadingly fatigue cracking) is a common type of distress in asphalt pavement. The following
Crocodile_cracking
American film director and screenwriter (born 1965)
mixed reviews. Additional writing credits include the television show Cracking Up. He has also directed an adaptation of Darren Shan's young adult novel
Paul_Weitz_(filmmaker)
2024 Indian film by Aditya Datt
adrenaline junkie's guide to crack the code for messy, mindless action and sports". Hindustan Times. "Crakk Review: Cracking Up For All the Wrong Reasons"
Crakk
American film executive, producer, and director
Affair (2024) Jackpot! (2024) Just Picture It (TBA) Executive producer Cracking Up (1977) Bachelor Party (1984) Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
Joe_Roth
American reality television personality (born 1985)
a Hilariously Sweet Story About His Late Friend That Has Tyler Henry Cracking Up on Hollywood Medium". eonline. May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
Ronnie_Ortiz-Magro
Potentially lethal game of chance
he was with the Russian army in Rumania, around 1917, and things were cracking up, so that their officers felt that they were not only losing prestige
Russian_roulette
British psychoanalyst and writer
clinical field. In the middle 1990s in Being a Character (1992) and Cracking Up (1995) Bollas turned back to Freud's early writing—especially The Interpretation
Christopher_Bollas
Process breaking down complex organic molecules into simpler ones
precursors. The rate of cracking and the end products are strongly dependent on the temperature and presence of catalysts. Cracking is the breakdown of large
Cracking_(chemistry)
American actress and comedian (born 1983)
Jidoun, Grace (July 3, 2024). "Comedian Erica Rhodes Had Sofia Vergara Cracking Up in Her AGT Audition". NBC.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival
Erica_Rhodes
American actor (born 2003)
about Cyrus Arnold". tvovermind.com. "'Zoolander 2's' Cyrus Arnold Talks Cracking Up With Will Ferrell, Perfecting Derek Jr.'s Version of Blue Steel". The
Cyrus_Arnold
1982 film
Vai avanti tu che mi vien da ridere (You go ahead, I'm cracking up with laughter) is a 1982 Italian crime-comedy film directed by Giorgio Capitani. Pasquale
Vai avanti tu che mi vien da ridere
Vai_avanti_tu_che_mi_vien_da_ridere
American actor (1937–2004)
padding about "trying to deal with the disturbing news that his boss is cracking up and seeing a shrink," critic Roger Ebert wrote, "He lends a subtle dimension
Joe_Viterelli
British singer (born 1953)
Tim (21 July 2020). "Kevin Rowland on the My Beauty furore: 'I wasn't cracking up. I just wanted to wear a dress'". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2020
Kevin_Rowland
American actress (1936–2017)
Professor, The Patsy, The Disorderly Orderly, The Family Jewels, and Cracking Up, in which she portrayed a 15th-century marquise. Other film appearances
Francine_York
Single by Guns N' Roses
high heels and he's tied up with duct tape against the wall. Me and Tony were like, What the fuck is going on here? Cracking up laughing. She was this dominatrix
Pretty_Tied_Up
Workplace term for persistent disengagement without quitting
"'Quiet cracking' is the latest buzzword to hit the workplace". Business Insider. August 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025. "What is 'quiet cracking' and what
Quiet_cracking
Traditional climbing route in Squamish, Canada
Cobra Crack is a 45-metre (148-foot) long traditional climbing route on a thin crack up an overhanging granite rock face on Stawamus Chief, in Squamish
Cobra_Crack
Form of the drug cocaine
Crack cocaine, commonly known simply as crack, and also known as rock, is a free base form of the stimulant cocaine that can be smoked. Crack offers a
Crack_cocaine
English actress and comedian (born 1973)
30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022. "Kerry Godliman: 'We're cracking up on stage for your entertainment'". theguardian.com. 27 April 2013. Retrieved
Kerry_Godliman
American actor and novelist (1932–1996)
the Pitschel Players Cabaret. The Pitschel Players appeared in 1977's Cracking Up. In 1980, Bowen and Ann moved back to New York. Bowen died of a heart
Roger_Bowen
American actress
Disorder (1974) The First Nudie Musical (1976) Joyride to Nowhere (1977) Cracking Up (1977) Hardcore (1979) Blame It on the Night (1984) What's Eating You
Leslie_Ackerman
American actor (1930–2005)
Bang Bang as Harmony's Dad 2006: The Pleasure Drivers as John 2006: Cracking Up (TV Series) as Bob Briscoe 2008: The Flyboys as Grandpa Thomas (final
Harrison_Young
Fictional character
with Down syndrome being separated from mom". NY Daily News. Retrieved March 11, 2019. New York Daily News: Cracking up 'Live on air by David Bianculli
Debbie_Downer
American actor and comedian (born 1967)
Growing up in suburbia, in safe, master-planned Irvine, there was no drama so we had to create it in our heads. My main form of entertainment was cracking my
Will_Ferrell
2012 American animated film
serving as teasers for it, titled Scrat's Continental Crack-up and Scrat's Continental Crack-up: Part 2. The first part premiered as a theatrical release
Ice_Age:_Continental_Drift
American and British playwright, novelist, critic and broadcaster (born 1948)
Learned to Love her Legs: And Other Tales of Growing Up (1995) ISBN 9780951587744 White Men Are Cracking Up (1996), screenplay) Solid Marilyn and Ella (2008)
Bonnie_Greer
2012 studio album by Scott Walker
Interview for World Cafe 2013". YouTube. Doran, John (25 March 2019). "Cracking Up: Scott Walker Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved 5 April 2022. Raggett
Bish_Bosch
American actress
appearances in Two and a Half Men, 24, The Weber Show, Becker, ER, and Cracking Up.[better source needed] In 2005, Deena Dill was cast in the film Coach
Deena_Dill
resembling a white tiger. She makes her first appearance in Scrat's Continental Crack-up: Part 2 standing next to Captain Gutt, who is holding Scrat. It is also
List_of_Ice_Age_characters
Petrochemical process to break down saturated hydrocarbons in smaller molecules
products. Steam cracking is the core technology that supports the largest scale chemical processes, i.e. ethylene and propylene. In steam cracking, a gaseous
Steam_cracking
Display of humor using words
Beard, Mary (2014), Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up, Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London: University of California Press,
Joke
1991 single by Sublime
get laid." Everyone at the party was bummed out about it, but I was cracking up and I wrote a funny song about it." Although "Date Rape" is one of Sublime's
Date_Rape_(song)
1995 box set by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Beach Party" and "It's Rainin' Again", telephone ring (sound effect) on "Cracking Up" Carlene Carter – spoken word vocal (via telephone) on "Peace in L.A
Playback (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album)
Playback_(Tom_Petty_and_the_Heartbreakers_album)
Language game
(The host typically buzzes out a player for statement, hesitation, or "cracking up" with laughter, rarely buzzing out for a non-sequitur.) As with the show's
Questions_(game)
Ancient Roman humour
2015). "Review of: Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up. Sather classical lectures, 71". Bryn Mawr Classical Review. Archived
Roman_jokes
Petroleum conversion process
products. The cracking of petroleum hydrocarbons was originally done by thermal cracking, now virtually replaced by catalytic cracking, which yields greater
Fluid_catalytic_cracking
2002 film by Lisa Cholodenko
with who she is and what she does, although all around her actors are cracking up in strangely written roles. The relationship between Alex Leam and Jane
Laurel_Canyon_(film)
Growth of cracks in a corrosive environment
mild steel cracks in the presence of alkali (e.g. boiler cracking and caustic stress corrosion cracking) and nitrates; copper alloys crack in ammoniacal
Stress_corrosion_cracking
American satirical comedy team (1969-1977)
including Dynamite Chicken, The Harrad Experiment, Harrad Summer, and Cracking Up. Group member Bill Saluga (1937-2023) became known for the rest of his
Ace_Trucking_Company
Hooper—Canceled after one season. Boston Public—Ended after four seasons. Cracking Up—Canceled after one season. Futurama—Moved to Comedy Central in 2008.
2003–04 United States network television schedule
2003–04_United_States_network_television_schedule
Canadian historian and professor (born 1978)
Sixties West Germany, Duke UP, 2012. Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism, Harvard UP, 2018. Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals
Quinn_Slobodian
Major tectonic plate formed by the fusion of the Indian and Australian plates
240D. doi:10.1038/nature11520. PMID 23023134. S2CID 205230868. "Earth cracking up under Indian Ocean". New Scientist. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 14 March
Indo-Australian_plate
Phrase coined by Christopher Bollas
Object: Psychoanalysis of the Unthought Known (1987) Christopher Bollas, Cracking Up (2003) Gabriele Schwab, 'Words and Moods' SubStance vol 26 no 3 # 84
Unthought_known
2020 studio album by Fleet Foxes
the autumnal equinox on September 22, 2020. It is the follow-up to their 2017 album Crack-Up and is the band's first release on Anti- Records. It is the
Shore_(album)
Nigerian film director (born 1966)
(1992) Flight of the Swan (1993) Siren Spirits (1994) White Men Are Cracking Up (1996) Behind the Mask (1997) Hang Time (2001) Mama Africa (2002) Shoot
Ngozi_Onwurah
1996 studio album by Babylon Zoo
1:38 "Fire Guided Light" – 6:43 "Is Your Soul for Sale?" – 5:52 "I'm Cracking Up I Need a Pill" – 3:46 A CD promo sampler was also issued that includes
The_Boy_with_the_X-Ray_Eyes
Story Cover Up Covert Affairs Cow and Chicken Cowboy Bebop The Cowboys C.P.O. Sharkey Cracked Cracker (UK) Cracker (US) Crackerjack! Cracking Up Craft Corner
List of television programs: C
List_of_television_programs:_C
1999 song performed by "Weird Al" Yankovic
West laughing—I thought it would be a good way to end the album. He's cracking up because of the stupid chord he played at the end of the song." Contrary
Albuquerque_(song)
British YouTube channel about sudoku and other puzzles
2021. "Update 2: We've Funded!! Cracking the Cryptic's Greatest Hits". Kickstarter. Retrieved 31 March 2021. Cracking the Cryptic's channel on YouTube
Cracking_the_Cryptic
Cracks in many different elastomers due to ozone attack
Ozone Cracking Cracks can be formed in many different elastomers by ozone attack, and the characteristic form of attack of vulnerable rubbers is known
Ozone_cracking
American comedian
Dennis (August 14, 2020). "Paula Pell and John Lutz crack up SNL pal Seth Meyers about cracking the Mapleworth Murders". AV Club. Retrieved March 2,
Sue_Galloway
American stunt coordinator and stuntman
(1977) as Jim 'Big Jim' Slade (segments "Sex Record" & "Fistful of Yen") Cracking Up (1983) as Slavdriver Number One with a Bullet (1987) as Bodyguard At
Manny_Perry
Windows password cracker
seven years after the previous release. L0phtCrack 7 supports GPU cracking, increasing performance to up to 500 times that of previous versions. On April
L0phtCrack
American former actress, model (active 1999–2017)
MTV's comedy series Undressed. Stotesbery appeared in the pilot for Cracking Up, portrayed a Holocaust survivor in an episode of Cold Case, and appeared
Carolyn_Stotesbery
American television and film score composer
Lewis films Hardly Working (1980), Slapstick of Another Kind (1982) and Cracking Up (1983). In addition to "Hawaii Five-O", Stevens worked on the earlier
Morton_Stevens
Stage in narcissism
Goffman, Relations in Public (Penguin 1972), p. 448n. Christopher Bollas, Cracking Up (London 1995) p. 86 Fenichel, p. 451 Neville Symington, Narcissism: A
Narcissistic_withdrawal
14th episode of the 3rd season of Seinfeld
Tweety Bird Pez dispenser from Kramer, and stands it up on Elaine's leg at the recital. Cracking up uncontrollably, Elaine hurries out, and runs into John
The_Pez_Dispenser
British actress
interview". Tresa. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2022. "White Men Are Cracking Up: Siren Spirits". Horrified Magazine. Retrieved 20 September 2022. "Nisha
Nisha_Nayar
South Korean girl group
Swan described the group name "CRAXY" as a combination of 'crack', to signify cracking up prejudices, and 'sexy', referring to the eye-catching charm
Craxy
Fictional character in The Diary of a Nobody
of ten steps up to the front door. A nice little back garden runs down to the railway, which causes no nuisance, other than the cracking up of the garden
Charles_Pooter
2022 British TV series or programme
Retrieved 2 July 2022. Devoe, Elise (January 23, 2023). "Instagram Is Cracking Up At Gordon Ramsay's Uncharted Showdown Guest". Mashed. O'Rourke, Ryan
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted Showdown
Gordon_Ramsay:_Uncharted_Showdown
Book by Marla Frazee
her oldest son happened to read it. According to Frazee, “He was just cracking up, and he handed it back and said, 'That’s hilarious, you should do something
A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever
A_Couple_of_Boys_Have_the_Best_Week_Ever
CRACKING UP
CRACKING UP
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Abstinent; Lacking Mundane Ambitions
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a diminutive of Middle English cok ‘cock’ (see Cocke).
Boy/Male
Australian, Basque, French, Latin, Portuguese
Noise of Arms; Clanking Sword
Boy/Male
African, Arabic, Muslim, Swahili
Bearer of High Ranking
Boy/Male
Indian
Longing, Craving
Boy/Male
Arabic
Longing; Craving
Girl/Female
Indian
Superior, High ranking
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Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Deep Rocking
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Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Craving Lamp
Boy/Male
Muslim
Longing, Craving (1)
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Victory for Craving
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Bearer of High Ranking
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Longing craving
Girl/Female
Muslim
Superior, High ranking
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Light of Craving
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Craving for Bravery
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from Hacking in Lancashire, the name of which is of uncertain origin. Early forms appear with the definite article, and the name may represent an Old English term for a fish weir, a derivative of hæcc ‘hatch’, ‘low gate’, or haca ‘hook’.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Love for Craving
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Council; High-ranking; Cultured; Refined
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
The High Ranking
CRACKING UP
CRACKING UP
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Describing
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Malmesbury, a habitational name from a place of this name in Wiltshire, named in Old English as ‘the stronghold (burh, byrig) of Maeldub’, an ancient Celtic personal name.
Girl/Female
Australian, Greek
Life
Girl/Female
Arabic
Exalted; Respected
Boy/Male
Ukrainian Greek
God's gift.
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, Christian, Finnish, Hindu, Indian, Irish, Italian, Latin, Marathi, Muslim, Parsi, Spanish, Swedish
Soul; With Dark Red Lips; Nourishing Soul; All Good; Giving Nurture; Kind
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew
Twin; Palm Tree; Short Form of Tamara; Thomasina and Other Names Beginning with Tam; Perfect One
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Splendour; Light
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Slave of the Finder the Perceiver
Female
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Miryam, MIRIAM means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion." In the bible, this is the name of a woman of Judah, and the sister of Aaron and Moses.
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n.
The well-browned, crisp rind of roasted pork.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Rack
a.
Making a sharp, brisk sound; hence, brisk; as, a smacking breeze.
a.
Having a crackling sound; crackling; rattling.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Crack
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Clack
n.
Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Track
a.
Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.
n.
The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick; also, the act of tracing a hare by its footmarks.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Crock
n.
The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
a.
Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as, a bracing north wind.
a.
Distressing; worrying; perplexing; corroding; as, carking cares.
n.
An instrument for cracking nuts.
n.
The act of crepitating or crackling.
n.
The horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents its swaying.
n.
Spun yarn used in racking ropes.
n.
Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.