crock up

• Frasal verbal británico anticuado que significa estropearse, fallar o quedar incapacitado, usado a menudo en contextos de mecanismos o salud.

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

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, sin objeto

1. To break down or failinformalbritish

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

   averiarse o fallar

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbreak downcollapseconk outfailfall apartgive outgive waygo wrongmalfunction

2. To become ill or injuredinformalbritish

   To become sick or physically incapacitated.

   ponerse enfermo/lesionarse

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbreak downcollapsekeel oversuccumb

   Antónimosconvalescehealmendrecoverrecuperate

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