crack in English

noun

1

a line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking into separate parts.

a hairline crack down the middle of the glass

2

a sudden sharp or explosive noise.

a loud crack of thunder

synonyms: bang, report, explosion, detonation, pop, clap, crash

3

a joke, typically a critical or unkind one.

There were all sorts of cracks and jokes about diving off wardrobes etc.

synonyms: joke, witticism, quip, jibe, barb, taunt, sneer, insult, gag, wisecrack, funny, dig

4

an attempt to gain or achieve something.

I thought I had a crack at winning

synonyms: attempt, try, go, shot, stab, whack, essay

5

a hard, crystalline form of cocaine broken into small pieces and smoked.

It will currently include, among many other substances, cannabis, heroin, cocaine, crack , LSD and ecstasy.

verb

1

break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts.

the ice all over the lake had cracked

synonyms: break, split, fracture, rupture, snap

2

make or cause to make a sudden sharp or explosive sound.

a shot cracked across the ridge

3

find a solution to; decipher or interpret.

a hacker cracked the codes used in Internet software

synonyms: decipher, interpret, decode, break, solve, resolve, work out, find the key to, figure out

4

tell (a joke).

he cracked jokes which she didn't find very funny

5

decompose (hydrocarbons) by heat and pressure with or without a catalyst to produce lighter hydrocarbons, especially in oil refining.

catalytic cracking

adjective

1

very good, especially at a specified activity or in a specified role.

he is a crack shot

synonyms: expert, skilled, skillful, formidable, virtuoso, masterly, consummate, excellent, first-rate, first-class, marvelous, wonderful, magnificent, outstanding, superlative, deadly, great, superb, fantastic, ace, hotshot, mean, demon, brilliant, crackerjack, bang-up

noun

split, break, chip, fracture, rupture, crazing
space, gap, crevice, fissure, cleft, breach, rift, cranny, chink, interstice
bang, report, explosion, detonation, pop, clap, crash
blow, bang, hit, knock, rap, punch, thump, bump, smack, slap, bash, whack, thwack, clout, wallop, clip, bop
attempt, try, go, shot, stab, whack, essay
joke, witticism, quip, jibe, barb, taunt, sneer, insult, gag, wisecrack, funny, dig
gap
quip, sally, wisecrack
chap, crevice, fissure, cranny
scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure
cracking, fracture
shot
snap, cracking
offer, go, fling, pass, whirl
crack cocaine, tornado

verb

break, hit, break down, decipher, snap, check, break through, crock up
break, split, fracture, rupture, snap
hit, strike, smack, slap, beat, thump, knock, rap, punch, bash, whack, thwack, clobber, clout, clip, wallop, belt, bop, sock, boff, bust, slug
break down, give way, cave in, go to pieces, crumble, lose control, yield, succumb
decipher, interpret, decode, break, solve, resolve, work out, find the key to, figure out
snap
check, break
break through
crock up, crack up, collapse, break up

adjective

expert, topnotch
expert, skilled, skillful, formidable, virtuoso, masterly, consummate, excellent, first-rate, first-class, marvelous, wonderful, magnificent, outstanding, superlative, deadly, great, superb, fantastic, ace, hotshot, mean, demon, brilliant, crackerjack, bang-up
topnotch, top-notch, tiptop, first-rate, ace, tops, super

Use "crack" in a sentence

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4. Crack or Crack cocaine is a form of cocaine

5. Crack users take Crack cocaine by putting the cocaine rocks into a Crack pipe and smoking them

6. Key words: sealants, emulsified crack sealants, crack sealing, asphalt pavements.

7. Crack Crack is the form of cocaine you can smoke

8. Crack and wings?

9. Cocaine and crack .

10. Crack the chest.

11. Crack is a stimulant, and therefore a person who is using Crack, and is high on Crack, will increase their talking.

12. Crack epidemic, the significant increase in the use of Crack cocaine, or Crack, in the United States during the early 1980s

13. The surface crack is the most dangerous among crack defects of oil thimble.

14. Okay, crack her open

15. A.C.O.R.N.S: Operation Crack down

16. I heard the crack.

17. We'll crack this case.

18. It took a minute to Crack the lock, three minutes to Crack the security system, and about twenty minutes to Crack the safe

19. You'll crack your ribs.

20. The idiom ‘Crack up’ is derived from the word ‘crack’ which means to break down

21. As Crack smoke does not remain potent for long, Crack pipes are generally very short

22. After I score some crack.

23. Crack house on a airshaft.

24. This is the British English definition of Crack down.View American English definition of Crack down.

25. The crack in Crack Wars is between its hauteur and its need to be hip.

26. It's sometimes called Crack cocaine

27. 18 synonyms for Cracking: crack, snap, fracture, crack, bang-up, bully, corking, dandy, nifty, not bad

28. The coalescence between short cracks leads to crack propagation and the crack path is predominantly transgranular.

29. A Tough Nut to Crack

30. Did you smoke crack, Daddy?

31. I am going to crack.

32. Watch out for the crack!

33. When Crack cocaine is smoked, …

34. You sold it for crack.

35. Bite until your teeth crack.

36. Does not crack a joke.

37. What does Crack up mean? Information and translations of Crack up in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions …

38. Crazing looks like multiple crack lines

39. Cracked , crack·ing , Cracks v

40. There's a crack in this cup.

41. That quarter crack is getting worse.

42. He's a hard nut to crack.

43. " I dono -- peep through the crack.

44. Cracked , Crack·ing , Cracks v

45. The door opened just a crack.

46. The code was difficult to crack.

47. We can crack nuts with nutcrackers.

48. To crack down on tax loopholes.

49. What are synonyms for Crack down?

50. He'll slip through the tiniest crack.