English dictionary
crack
/kr/&/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Of superior excellence; having qualities to be boasted of.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a long narrow opening
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a narrow opening
ExamplesHe opened the window a crack.
Synonyms gapSource: WordNet 3.0
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a long narrow depression in a surface
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a sudden sharp noise
ExamplesThe crack of a whip.
He heard the cracking of the ice.
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a chance to do something
Synonyms shotSource: WordNet 3.0
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witty remark
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a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
ExamplesThere was a crack in the mirror.
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a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
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a usually brief attempt
ExamplesHe took a crack at it.
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the act of cracking something
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A partial separation of parts, with or without a perceptible opening; a chink or fissure; a narrow breach; a crevice; as, a <i>crack</i> in timber, or in a wall, or in glass.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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of the highest quality
ExamplesA crack shot.
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verb
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become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
ExamplesThe glass cracked when it was heated.
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make a very sharp explosive sound
ExamplesHis gun cracked.
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make a sharp sound
Synonyms snapSource: WordNet 3.0
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hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
ExamplesThe teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler.
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pass through (a barrier)
ExamplesRegistrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county.
Synonyms break throughSource: WordNet 3.0
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break partially but keep its integrity
ExamplesThe glass cracked.
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break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
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gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
ExamplesShe cracked my password.
Crack a safe.
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suffer a nervous breakdown
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tell spontaneously
ExamplesCrack a joke.
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cause to become cracked
ExamplesHeat and light cracked the back of the leather chair.
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reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
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break into simpler molecules by means of heat
ExamplesThe petroleum cracked.
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To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts; as, to <i>crack</i> glass; to <i>crack</i> nuts.
Source: webster1913
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To burst or open in chinks; to break, with or without quite separating into parts.
Source: webster1913