Definitions of CRACK in various dictionaries:
noun -
a long narrow opening
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a narrow opening
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a long narrow depression in a surface
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a sudden sharp noise
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a chance to do something
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witty remark
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a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
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a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted
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a usually brief attempt
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the act of cracking something
verb -
become fractured
verb -
make a very sharp explosive sound
verb -
make a sharp sound
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hit forcefully
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pass through (a barrier)
verb -
break partially but keep its integrity
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break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
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gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
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suffer a nervous breakdown
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tell spontaneously
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cause to become cracked
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reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
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break into simpler molecules by means of heat
adj -
of the highest quality
To break or snap apart.
To make a sharp, snapping sound.
To break without complete separation of parts; fissure: The mirror cracked.
To change sharply in pitch or timbre, as from hoarseness or emotion.
To break down; fail: The defendant’s composure finally began to crack.
To have a mental or physical breakdown: cracked under the pressure.
To move or go rapidly: was cracking along at 70 miles an hour.
To break into simpler molecules by means of heat.
To cause to make a sharp, snapping sound.
To cause to break without complete separation of parts: cracked the glass.
To break with a sharp, snapping sound.
To crush (corn or wheat, for example) into small pieces.
To strike with a sudden, sharp sound.
Informal.
To break open or into: crack a safe.
To open up for use or consumption: crack a book; cracked a beer.
To break through (an obstacle) in order to win acceptance or acknowledgement: finally cracked the “men-only” rule at the club.
To discover the solution to, especially after considerable effort: crack a code.
To cause (the voice) to crack.
To tell (a joke), especially on impulse or in an effective manner.
To cause to have a mental or physical breakdown.
To impair or destroy: Their rude remarks cracked his equanimity.
To reduce (petroleum) to simpler compounds by cracking.
A sharp, snapping sound, such as the report of a firearm.
A partial split or break; a fissure.
A slight, narrow space: The window was open a crack.
A sharp, resounding blow.
A mental or physical impairment; a defect.
A breaking, harshly dissonant vocal tone or sound, as in hoarseness.
An attempt or try: gave him a crack at the job; took a crack at photography.
A witty or sarcastic remark.
A moment; an instant: at the crack of dawn.
Chemically purified, very potent cocaine in pellet form that is smoked through a glass pipe and is considered highly and rapidly addictive.
To praise highly: He was simply not the genius he was cracked up to be.
To damage or wreck (a vehicle or vessel): crack up a plane; crack up a boat.
To wreck a vehicle in an accident: cracked up on the expressway.
To have a mental or physical breakdown.
To experience or cause to experience a great deal of amusement: really cracked up when I heard that joke.
verb - to break without dividing into parts