Crack

[kræk]

Definition

(noun.) a usually brief attempt; 'he took a crack at it'; 'I gave it a whirl'.

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

(noun.) a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts; 'there was a crack in the mirror'.

(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'.

(noun.) a long narrow opening.

(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'.

(verb.) cause to become cracked; 'heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair'.

(verb.) break partially but keep its integrity; 'The glass cracked'.

(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.) make a very sharp explosive sound; 'His gun cracked'.

(verb.) gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions; 'she cracked my password'; 'crack a safe'.

Typist: Vern--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to crack nuts.

(v. t.) To rend with grief or pain; to affect deeply with sorrow; hence, to disorder; to distract; to craze.

(v. t.) To cause to sound suddenly and sharply; to snap; as, to crack a whip.

(v. t.) To utter smartly and sententiously; as, to crack a joke.

(v. t.) To cry up; to extol; -- followed by up.

(v. i.) To burst or open in chinks; to break, with or without quite separating into parts.

(v. i.) To be ruined or impaired; to fail.

(v. i.) To utter a loud or sharp, sudden sound.

(v. i.) To utter vain, pompous words; to brag; to boast; -- with of.

(n.) A partial separation of parts, with or without a perceptible opening; a chink or fissure; a narrow breach; a crevice; as, a crack in timber, or in a wall, or in glass.

(n.) Rupture; flaw; breach, in a moral sense.

(n.) A sharp, sudden sound or report; the sound of anything suddenly burst or broken; as, the crack of a falling house; the crack of thunder; the crack of a whip.

(n.) The tone of voice when changed at puberty.

(n.) Mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity; as, he has a crack.

(n.) A crazy or crack-brained person.

(n.) A boast; boasting.

(n.) Breach of chastity.

(n.) A boy, generally a pert, lively boy.

(n.) A brief time; an instant; as, to be with one in a crack.

(n.) Free conversation; friendly chat.

(a.) Of superior excellence; having qualities to be boasted of.

Checker: Patrice

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Break, cleft, breach, chink, fissure, crevice, cranny, opening.[2]. Report, clap, pop, burst, explosion.[3]. Snap (of a whip).

v. a. [1]. Break (partially), CRAZE.[2]. Split, chop, cleave, rend asunder.[3]. Snap (as a whip).

v. n. [1]. Break, split, burst, chap, open in chinks.[2]. Brag, bluster, vapor, vaunt, boast, gasconade, crow, exalt one's self, magnify one's self, TALK BIG.

a. [Colloquial.] Excellent, first-rate, of the first class, first-class.

Checker: Williams

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Split, break, splinter, chip, snap

ANT:Mend, repair, unite, piece, splice

Typed by Kate

Definition

n. (Scot.) a moment an instant.

v.i. to utter a sharp sudden sound: to split: to boast: to chat.—v.t. to produce a sudden noise: to break into chinks: to split: to break partially or wholly: to open (a bottle).—n. a sudden sharp splitting sound: a chink: a flaw: a blow a smack: friendly chat: (slang) housebreaking: a craze: one who has a craze: a pert boy.—adj. (coll.) excellent.—n. Crack′-brain a crazy person.—adjs. Crack′-brained; Cracked rent: damaged: crazy.—ns. Crack′er one who or that which cracks: a boaster a lie: the pin-tail duck: (U.S.) a thin crisp biscuit: a bonbon or a small firework exploding when pulled asunder: (U.S.) a poor white; Crack′-halt′er Crack′-hemp (Shak.) Crack′-rope one likely to be hanged.—adj. Crack′-jaw of a word hard to pronounce.—ns. Cracks′man a burglar; Crack′-tryst one who breaks an engagement.—Crack credit to destroy one's credit; Crack tryst to break an engagement; Crack up to praise.

Typist: Shelley

Examples

Edited by Leah

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