crack on verb4 •(informal) To continue (at a task) briskly or promptly.Naked Twister will have to wait. I've got to crack on with my essay. •(informal) To continue apace.The project is really cracking on. •(slang) To crack down on or arrest (someone).They need to crack on those drug dealers. •(old-fashioned) To put on. formscracked on · cracking on · cracks on