crock up

verb

To collapse or break down from either physical or psychological problems; to die.

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Meanings

verbcrock up (third-person singular simple present crocks up, present participle crocking up, simple past and past participle crocked up)

present singular third person crocks up · participle present crocking up · participle past crocked up · past crocked up

  1. intransitiveslangTo collapse or break down from either physical or psychological problems; to die.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbsuffer a nervous breakdown

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crack upcrackbreak upcollapse
Broader
suffersustainhave
Also see
break upcollapsecrackcrack up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

crock up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crock%20up

MLA

“crock up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crock%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crock up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crock%20up.

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