Noun
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the act of cracking something
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a usually brief attempt
"he took a crack at it"
"I gave it a whirl"
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a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted
highly addictive
- crack cocaine -
a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
"there was a crack in the mirror"
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witty remark
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a chance to do something
"he wanted a shot at the champion"
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a sudden sharp noise
"the crack of a whip"
"he heard the cracking of the ice"
"he can hear the snap of a twig"
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a long narrow depression in a surface
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a narrow opening
"he opened the window a crack"
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a long narrow opening
Verb
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break into simpler molecules by means of heat
"The petroleum cracked"
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reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
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cause to become cracked
"heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair"
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tell spontaneously
"crack a joke"
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suffer a nervous breakdown
- crack up - crock up - break up -
gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
"she cracked my password"
"crack a safe"
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break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
"The pipe snapped"
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break partially but keep its integrity
"The glass cracked"
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pass through (a barrier)
"Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"
- break through -
hit forcefully
deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
"The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler"
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make a sharp sound
"his fingers snapped"
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make a very sharp explosive sound
"His gun cracked"
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become fractured
break or crack on the surface only
"The glass cracked when it was heated"
Adjective
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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"
- a one - first rate - top notch