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

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