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Meaning of 'crack' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Crack [ a.]
- Of superior excellence; having qualities to be boasted of.
2 . Crack [ 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.
- Rupture; flaw; breach, in a moral sense.
- 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.
- The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
- Mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity; as, he has a crack.
- A crazy or crack-brained person.
- A boast; boasting.
- Breach of chastity.
- A boy, generally a pert, lively boy.
- A brief time; an instant; as, to be with one in a crack.
- Free conversation; friendly chat.
3 . Crack [ v. i.]
- To burst or open in chinks; to break, with or without quite separating into parts.
- To be ruined or impaired; to fail.
- To utter a loud or sharp, sudden sound.
- To utter vain, pompous words; to brag; to boast; -- with of.
4 . Crack [ v. t.]
- To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to crack nuts.
- To rend with grief or pain; to affect deeply with sorrow; hence, to disorder; to distract; to craze.
- To cause to sound suddenly and sharply; to snap; as, to crack a whip.
- To utter smartly and sententiously; as, to crack a joke.
- To cry up; to extol; -- followed by up.

Meaning of 'crack' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . crack [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a sudden sharp noise
Example in sentence:
  • he can hear the snap of a twig;
  • he heard the cracking of the ice;
  • the crack of a whip
Meaning (2):
- a narrow opening
Example in sentence:
  • he opened the window a crack
Meaning (3):
- a usually brief attempt
Example in sentence:
  • he took a crack at it;
  • I gave it a whirl
Meaning (4):
- a chance to do something
Example in sentence:
  • he wanted a shot at the champion
Meaning (5):
- a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
Example in sentence:
  • there was a crack in the mirror
6 . crack [ v]
Meaning (6):
- tell spontaneously
Example in sentence:
  • crack a joke
Meaning (7):
- gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
Example in sentence:
  • crack a safe;
  • she cracked my password
Meaning (8):
- cause to become cracked
Example in sentence:
  • heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair
Meaning (9):
- make a sharp sound
Example in sentence:
  • his fingers snapped
Meaning (10):
- make a very sharp explosive sound
Example in sentence:
  • His gun cracked
Meaning (11):
- pass through (a barrier)
Example in sentence:
  • Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county
Meaning (12):
- break partially but keep its integrity
Example in sentence:
  • The glass cracked
Meaning (13):
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
Example in sentence:
  • The glass cracked when it was heated
Meaning (14):
- break into simpler molecules by means of heat
Example in sentence:
  • The petroleum cracked
Meaning (15):
- break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
Example in sentence:
  • The pipe snapped
Meaning (16):
- hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
Example in sentence:
  • The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler
17 . crack [ s]
Meaning (17):
- of the highest quality
Example in sentence:
  • a crack shot;
  • a first-rate golfer;
  • a super party;
  • an ace reporter;
  • an athlete in tiptop condition;
  • played top-notch tennis;
  • she is absolutely tops

Nearby Words:

crab crab tree crab-yaws crabbed crabber crabbing crabbish crabby crabeater craber

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