crack

Definitions of crack in various dictionaries:

noun - a long narrow opening

noun - a narrow opening

noun - a long narrow depression in a surface

noun - a sudden sharp noise

noun - a chance to do something

noun - witty remark

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

noun - a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted

noun - a usually brief attempt

noun - the act of cracking something

verb - become fractured

verb - make a very sharp explosive sound

verb - make a sharp sound

verb - hit forcefully

verb - pass through (a barrier)

verb - break partially but keep its integrity

verb - break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension

verb - gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions

verb - suffer a nervous breakdown

verb - tell spontaneously

verb - cause to become cracked

verb - reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking

verb - 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

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