crack off
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To break a piece off something by cracking it.
Literal meaning: For something to crack and then come off — fully transparent.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
To cause a piece of something brittle to break away from the main surface or object.
"She accidentally cracked off a corner of the antique tile while cleaning it."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Uncommon as a set phrasal verb. Used descriptively in literal contexts — a piece of plaster, ice, or another brittle material cracking off a surface.
Commonly used with
piece chunk plaster ice branch edge
Forms
Base
crack off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
cracks off
he/she/it
Past simple
cracked off
yesterday
Past participle
cracked off
have + pp
-ing form
cracking off
continuous
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