crack a book

verb

To open up one's books, especially in order to study.

“You had better crack the books if you want to have any chance of graduating this year.”

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Meanings

verbcrack a book (third-person singular simple present cracks a book, present participle cracking a book, simple past and past participle cracked a book)

present singular third person cracks a book · participle present cracking a book · participle past cracked a book · past cracked a book

  1. informalTo open up one's books, especially in order to study.

    You had better crack the books if you want to have any chance of graduating this year.

    1 more example

    Of course he didn't even know that the Partition happened in the 1940s, let alone any details of cross-border disputes since then. It's not like that guy ever cracks a book.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
crack open
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crack a book. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crack%20a%20book

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“crack a book.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crack%20a%20book. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crack a book,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crack%20a%20book.

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