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Cracked vs Fracked - What's the difference?

cracked | fracked |

As verbs the difference between cracked and fracked

is that cracked is (crack) while fracked is (frack).

As an adjective cracked

is broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.

cracked

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.
  • Broken into coarse pieces.
  • (of a voice) Harsh or dissonant.
  • (slang) Crazy; crackpot.

    • Synonyms

    * (broken so that cracks appear ): crazed * (broken into coarse pieces ): * (of a voice ): discordant, dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, raspy, rough * (slang: crazy ): See also

    Derived terms

    * cracked up * cracked wheat * not all it's cracked up to be

    Verb

    (head)
  • (crack)

    • fracked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (frack)

    • frack

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) hydrofracking.

    Verb

  • (oil industry) To employ hydraulic fracturing (fracking )

    • Etymology 2

    Original and alternate spelling for (etyl) . See frak.

    Verb

  • (euphemistic) fuck.

    • References

    * Wikipedia frack. * Battlestarwiki frack