Cracked is one of America's oldest surviving national satire and humor magazines. Begun in 1958, Cracked proved to be the most durable imitator of the popular Mad Magazine. Cracked shamelessly aped Mad's layouts and subject matter, and even featured a dumb, wide-jowled mascot Sylvester P.

Refers to a break down the spine or the inside cover of a book.

Hinges are cracked when the spine of the book is starting to come apart and the cover is beginning to hang loose.

When the hinges or binding of a book have started to pull away from the spine but is still holding.

To have the best hold'em starting hand there is, two aces, beaten.

To beat a hand or player.

A superior hand that is drawn out on and beaten.

Coarsely ground or broken; as, cracked wheat.

Refers to a petroleum product produced by a secondary refining process such as thermal cracking or vis-breaking processes which yield very low quality residue.

broken without being divided into parts but having fissures appear on the surface; "a cracked mirror"

I think I've solved it (Cleansed).

used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure; "chapped lips"

Equivalent to "pinched" qv.

Bats usually crack in the handle area, and cracks may be evidence of player use. A crack may detract or enhance the appeal of a bat, depending upon the severity of the crack, location, and the method of repair.

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"

Injured.

of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide

Crack-brained.