Crack
nounAdjective
of the highest quality
“a crack shot”
Noun
a sudden sharp noise
“the crack of a whip”
“he heard the cracking of the ice”
a usually brief attempt
“he took a crack at it”
a narrow opening
“he opened the window a crack”
Similar:GapType of:Openinga blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
“there was a crack in the mirror”
Type of:DefectBlemishMara purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
Similar:TornadoType of:CocainCocainea long narrow opening
a chance to do something
Similar:ShotType of:ChanceOpportunitywitty remark
a long narrow depression in a surface
the act of cracking something
Verb
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
“The glass cracked when it was heated”
pass through (a barrier)
“Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county”
Type of:Passgain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
“she cracked my password”
“crack a safe”
Type of:Breakbreak into simpler molecules by means of heat
“The petroleum cracked”
Type of:Changebreak partially but keep its integrity
“The glass cracked”
cause to become cracked
“heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair”
Type of:ModifyAlterChangehit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
“The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler”
Type of:Hitmake a very sharp explosive sound
“His gun cracked”
Type of:SoundGotell spontaneously
“crack a joke”
Type of:ReciteRecountTellsuffer a nervous breakdown
Similar:CollapseType of:HaveGetSufferbreak suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
make a sharp sound
Similar:SnapType of:SoundGoreduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
Type of:Decompose
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