crock up

• Устаревший британский фразовый глагол, означающий сломаться, потерпеть неудачу или стать недееспособным, часто используется в контексте механизмов или здоровья.

An obsolete British phrasal verb meaning to break down, fail, or become incapacitated, often used in the context of machinery or health.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, no object

1. To break down or failinformalbritish

   To become damaged, fail, or collapse, often used for machinery or plans.

   Сломаться или провалиться

   • The old car finally crocked up on the highway.
   • Our vacation plans crocked up when the flights were cancelled.
   • The heating system crocked up in the middle of winter.

   Synonymsbreak downcollapseconk outfailfall apartgive outgive waygo wrongmalfunction

2. To become ill or injuredinformalbritish

   To become sick or physically incapacitated.

   Заболеть или получить травму

   • He crocked up with a bad back after lifting the heavy box.
   • She crocked up from overwork and had to take a week off.
   • The athlete crocked up during the final match.

   Synonymsbreak downcollapsekeel oversuccumb

   Antonymsconvalescehealmendrecoverrecuperate

Base verbcrock