crack

Thesaurus for crack
- adjective
  - synonyms
    - ace, A-one, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, fantastic, tops
  - similar terms
    - superior
- noun
  - synonyms
    - cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure, gap, cranny, chap, cracking, snap, shot, wisecrack, sally, quip, tornado, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer, fracture, attempt, blemish, break, breakage, breaking, chance, cocain, cocaine, comment, defect, depression, effort, endeavor, endeavour, impression, imprint, mar, noise, opening, opportunity, remark, try
- verb
  - synonyms
    - crack, check, break, snap, break through, crack up, crock up, break up, collapse, alter, break down, change, come apart, decompose, fall apart, get, go, go across, go through, have, hit, modify, narrate, pass, recite, recount, separate, sound, split up, suffer, sustain, tell

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Pronunciation of crack: K R AE1 K (kræk)
Number of syllables of crack: 1

Definition of 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 blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts; "there was a crack in the mirror"
- (n): witty remark
- (n): a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"
- (n): a long narrow opening
- (n): a long narrow depression in a surface
- (n): a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"
- (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 under tension; "The rope snapped"
- (v): break partially but keep its integrity; "The glass cracked"
- (v): pass through (a barrier); "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"
- (v): tell spontaneously; "crack a joke"
- (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): make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped"
- (v): make a very sharp explosive sound; "His gun cracked"
- (s): 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"

Examples of crack
- Asphalt aggregate roads crack when subjected to freezing and thawing cycles.
- The first to crack the watermelon open wins.
- He demands that Wotan fill the crack by yielding the ring.
- This work was skillfully executed, and has successfully stabilized the crack.
- The crack is analogous to opening the box.
- These ciphers, though breakable, were by no means easy to crack.
- I'll take a crack at it and we can reconnoiter.
- I listen to the music stylings of Leftover Crack and Choking Victim.
- The orangutan falls down a crack in the ground and dies.
- He opened the door a hair and peeked through the crack.