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CROCK UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does crock up mean? 

CROCK UP (verb)
  The verb CROCK UP has 1 sense:

1. suffer a nervous breakdownplay

  Familiarity information: CROCK UP used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CROCK UP (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Suffer a nervous breakdown

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

break up; collapse; crack; crack up; crock up

Hypernyms (to "crock up" is one way to...):

get; have; suffer; sustain (undergo (as of injuries and illnesses))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s


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