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crack - Dictionary definition and meaning for crack

CRACK

  • (noun) the act of cracking something

    synonyms : cracking , fracture

  • (noun) a usually brief attempt

    "he took a crack at it", "I gave it a whirl"

    synonyms : fling , go , offer , pass , whirl

  • (noun) a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive

    synonyms : crack cocaine , tornado

  • (noun) a narrow opening

    "he opened the window a crack"

    synonyms : gap

  • (noun) a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts

    "there was a crack in the mirror"

  • (noun) witty remark

    synonyms : quip , sally , wisecrack

    She made a quip about his pointed shoes. -added by naila_inlas

  • (noun) a sudden sharp noise

    "the crack of a whip", "he heard the cracking of the ice", "he can hear the snap of a twig"

    synonyms : cracking , snap

  • (noun) a long narrow opening

    synonyms : cleft , crevice , fissure , scissure

    The insects were hidden in a crevice in the rock. -added by naila_inlas

  • (noun) a long narrow depression in a surface

    synonyms : chap , cranny , crevice , fissure

    The crevice housed many species of insects. -added by naila_inlas

  • (noun) a chance to do something

    "he wanted a shot at the champion"

    synonyms : shot

  • (verb) break into simpler molecules by means of heat

    "The petroleum cracked"

  • (verb) reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking

  • (verb) become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

    "The glass cracked when it was heated"

    synonyms : break , check

  • (verb) cause to become cracked

    "heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair"

  • (verb) break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension

    "The pipe snapped"

    synonyms : snap

  • (verb) break partially but keep its integrity

    "The glass cracked"

  • (verb) pass through (a barrier)

    "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"

    synonyms : break through

  • (verb) tell spontaneously

    "crack a joke"

  • (verb) hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise

    "The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler"

  • (verb) suffer a nervous breakdown

    synonyms : break up , collapse , crack up , crock up

  • (verb) make a sharp sound

    "his fingers snapped"

    synonyms : snap

  • (verb) make a very sharp explosive sound

    "His gun cracked"

  • (verb) gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions

    "she cracked my password", "crack a safe"

  • (adj.) of the highest quality

    "an ace reporter", "a crack shot", "a first-rate golfer", "a super party", "played top-notch tennis", "an athlete in tiptop condition", "she is absolutely tops"

    synonyms : a-one , ace , first-rate , super , tiptop , top-notch , topnotch , tops

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.


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