"crack off" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: cracks off [present, singular, third-person], cracking off [participle, present], cracked off [participle, past], cracked off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} crack off (third-person singular simple present cracks off, present participle cracking off, simple past and past participle cracked off)
  1. (transitive, slang) To shoot a gun. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-crack_off-en-verb-3RyRm727
  2. (transitive, slang) To tell a joke; to be witty. Tags: slang, transitive Related terms: crack one off
    Sense id: en-crack_off-en-verb-4N9SptTl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83

Inflected forms

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