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crack
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- pronunciation:
- kraek
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- crack a book, crack down, crack up
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
cracks, cracking, cracked |
| definition 1: |
to break apart with a snapping sound.
- synonyms:
- snap
- similar words:
- break, burst, flaw, fracture, pop, smash
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| definition 2: |
to break or snap but not into separate fragments.
- synonyms:
- fracture
- similar words:
- craze, flaw, furrow, gap, seam, split
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| definition 3: |
to make a sharp sound.
The rifle cracked.- synonyms:
- bang, clap, snap
- similar words:
- clack, crash, slam
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| definition 4: |
to collapse or lose control under pressure.
She cracked during his illness.- synonyms:
- break down, collapse, go to pieces
- similar words:
- break, flaw, succumb
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| related words: |
click, collapse, part, rupture, snap |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to break (something) but not into separate fragments; cause to snap.
- synonyms:
- crackle
- similar words:
- chink, fracture, snap
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| definition 2: |
to cause to make a sudden sharp noise.
- synonyms:
- snap
- similar words:
- clack, clap, slam
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| definition 3: |
to cause damage to; make ineffective.
The phone call cracked his concentration.- synonyms:
- break
- similar words:
- disrupt, fracture, interrupt, rend, rupture, tear
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| definition 4: |
to figure out; find a solution to.
They cracked the secret code.- synonyms:
- solve
- similar words:
- decipher, decode
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| definition 5: |
(informal) to break into (a safe or the like).
- similar words:
- break in
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| related words: |
break, click, part, pick, puzzle out, split, strain, work |
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| phrase: |
crack up |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a sharp sound.
- synonyms:
- crackle, snap
- similar words:
- clack, clap, crash, pop, report, slam
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| definition 2: |
a partial separation in something.
a crack in the foundation
- synonyms:
- breach, break, cleft, fissure, fracture, gap
- similar words:
- flaw, rent, rift, rupture, split
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| definition 3: |
a narrow opening.
a crack in the curtains- synonyms:
- chink, crevice, slit
- similar words:
- aperture, cleft, fissure, gap, groove, slot, split
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| definition 4: |
(informal) a chance; attempt.
He would like to take a crack at sailing.- synonyms:
- go
- similar words:
- chance, try, whirl
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| definition 5: |
(informal) a mocking remark or joke.
She made an unfriendly crack about his wife.- synonyms:
- dig, gibe
- similar words:
- quip, retort
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| definition 6: |
(slang) a highly addictive form of purified cocaine that is smoked in a pipe.
- similar words:
- cocaine
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| related words: |
attempt, bid, breach, break, chip, click, fault, fracture, joint, push, turn |
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| phrase: |
crack a book, crack down |
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