Crack

[n] the act of cracking something
[n] a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
[n] a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted
[n] a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack"
[n] a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
[n] witty remark
[n] a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"
[n] a long narrow opening
[n] a long narrow depression in a surface
[n] (informal) a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"
[adj] (informal) 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"
[v] break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"
[v] reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
[v] become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"
[v] cause to become cracked; "heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair"
[v] break suddenly and abruptly; as of something under tension; "The rope snapped"
[v] break partially but keep its integrity; "The glass cracked"
[v] pass through, as through a barrier; "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"
[v] hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise; "The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler"
[v] suffer a nervous breakdown
[v] as of tightly stretched ropes or fingers
[v] make a very sharp explosive sound; "His gun cracked"

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Synonyms

ace, A-one, break, break through, break up, chap, check, check, chip, cleft, collapse, crack up, cracking, cracking, cranny, crevice, crevice, crock up, first-rate, fissure, fissure, fling, fracture, gap, go, offer, pass, quip, sally, scissure, shot, snap

Related Terms

above par, abrade, abrasion, abysm, abyss, account for, ace, address, adept, adroit, allegation, allegorize, alligator, answer, aperture, aphorism, apostrophe, apothegm, approach, apt, arroyo, artistic, assay, assertion, attempt, authoritative, averment,