"crack onto" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: EN-AU ck1 crack onto.ogg [Australia] Forms: cracks onto [present, singular, third-person], cracking onto [participle, present], cracked onto [participle, past], cracked onto [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} crack onto (third-person singular simple present cracks onto, present participle cracking onto, simple past and past participle cracked onto)
  1. (slang, UK, Australia, transitive) To flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc. Tags: Australia, UK, slang, transitive Synonyms: chat up, hit on

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for crack onto meaning in English (1.7kB)

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