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List of meaning for crack

the partial exterior break of something without complete separation

crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure(noun)

a long narrow opening

gap, crack(noun)

a narrow opening

"he opened the window a crack"

crevice, cranny, crack, fissure, chap(noun)

a long narrow depression in a surface

crack, cracking, snap(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"

shot, crack(noun)

a chance to do something

"he wanted a shot at the champion"

wisecrack, crack, sally, quip(noun)

witty remark

crack(noun)

a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts

"there was a crack in the mirror"

crack, crack cocaine, tornado(noun)

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

crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer(noun)

a usually brief attempt

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

fracture, crack, cracking(adj)

the act of cracking something

ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops(p)(verb)

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"

crack, check, break(verb)

become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

"The glass cracked when it was heated"

crack(verb)

make a very sharp explosive sound

"His gun cracked"

snap, crack(verb)

make a sharp sound

"his fingers snapped"

crack(verb)

hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise

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

break through, crack(verb)

pass through (a barrier)

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

crack(verb)

break partially but keep its integrity

"The glass cracked"

snap, crack(verb)

break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension

"The pipe snapped"

crack(verb)

gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions

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

crack up, crack, crock up, break up, collapse(verb)

suffer a nervous breakdown

crack(verb)

tell spontaneously

"crack a joke"

crack(verb)

cause to become cracked

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

crack(verb)

reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking

crack(verb)

break into simpler molecules by means of heat

"The petroleum cracked"

having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor

known as one of the college's crack tennis players

an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure

a pebble struck the car's windshield and left a spidery crack in it

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

a disciplinary crack on the hand with a ruler was once common in schoolrooms

a loud explosive sound

the tree fell with a sharp crack

an effort to do or accomplish something

this is my first crack at painting

something said or done to cause laughter

a whispered crack made the whole back row start laughing

a person of odd or whimsical habits

that conspiracy theorist has been labeled a crack by the ballistics experts

to break suddenly with an explosive sound

the tree branch unexpectedly cracked under our weight

to yield to mental or emotional stress

after hours of tough questioning the suspect finally cracked and blurted out a confession

to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language

the United States military used the Navajo language as a code during World War II, and the enemy never cracked it

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

cracked the bow of the ship with a champagne bottle

to find an answer for through reasoning

I've been mulling this riddle, but I just can't crack it

to cause to go insane or as if insane

cracked by years in solitary confinement, the prisoner could only maunder incoherently

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