crack

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/kɹæk/

noun 6verb 5adj 2name 1

Collocations

(noun.) line on the surface of sth where it has broken

ADJ

big, deep, huge, large, long, serious | short, small | fine, hairline, thin

CRACK + VERB

appear | develop, spread

run

A long crack ran across the ceiling after the earthquake shook our apartment.

(noun.) narrow opening

ADJ

narrow, small, tiny | wide

VERB + CRACK

fill

The builders used cement to fill several cracks that had appeared in the concrete foundation.

CRACK + VERB

appear

Small cracks appeared in the old ceiling after the heavy rain last week.

open up, widen

PREP

~ in

The old vase developed a long crack in its side after it fell on the kitchen floor.

PHRASES

a crack of light

She noticed a crack of light coming through the wooden shutters as dawn broke.

open a door/window a crack

She opened the door a crack to peek into the dark hallway.

(noun.) sudden loud sound

ADJ

loud, sharp

VERB + CRACK

give, let out

When she heard the joke, she let out a crack of laughter that made everyone turn around.

hear

PREP

with a ~

The old wooden door burst open with a crack that echoed through the empty house.

~ of

PHRASES

the crack of a whip, a crack of thunder

(verb.) break

ADV

badly

The windshield cracked badly when a rock hit it on the highway.

slightly

(verb.) become mentally ill

ADV

completely

finally

After weeks of studying for the exam, he finally cracked and decided to take a break.

After months of stress at work, she finally cracked up and took a week off to recover.

PHRASES

crack under the pressure/strain, show signs of cracking

After months of difficult negotiations, the manager finally cracked under the strain.

PHRASAL VERBS crack down

ADV

hard

PREP

The government announced new measures to crack down on illegal dumping in the city.

Definitions

verb

To form cracks.

It's been so dry, the ground is starting to crack.

To break apart under force, stress, or pressure.

When I tried to stand on the chair, it cracked.

To become debilitated by psychological pressure.

Anyone would crack after being hounded like that.

To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.

When we showed him the pictures of the murder scene, he cracked.

To make a cracking sound.

The bat cracked with authority and the ball went for six.

noun

A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.

A large crack had formed in the roadway.

A narrow opening.

We managed to squeeze through a crack in the rock wall.

Open the door a crack.

A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.

I didn't appreciate that crack about my hairstyle.

Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.

crack head

And even as a crack fiend, Mama / You always was a black queen, Mama

Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.

kitty crack

When did naming foods after a powerful narcotic become a thing?[…]Now the mean streets of New York are rife with “salted crack caramel” ice cream, “pistachio crack” brittle, “crack steak” sandwiches, and “tuna on crack.”

adj

Highly trained and competent.

Even a crack team of investigators would have trouble solving this case.

Excellent, first-rate, superior, top-notch.

She's a crack shot with that rifle.

Every scratch in the scheme was a gnarled oak in the forest of difficulty, and I went on cutting them down, one after another, with such vigour, that in three or four months I was in a condition to make an experiment on one of our crack speakers in the Commons.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of cracking something

noun — a usually brief attempt

noun — a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather

tornado

noun — a narrow opening

noun — witty remark

wisecrack
sally
quip

noun — a sudden sharp noise

noun — a long narrow opening

noun — a long narrow depression in a surface

noun — a chance to do something

shot

verb — become fractured

verb — break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension

snap

verb — suffer a nervous breakdown

collapse

verb — make a sharp sound

snap

adjective — of the highest quality

ace
a-one
first-rate
super
tiptop
topnotch
top-notch

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

crack up

To laugh.

It was hilarious. We were cracking up the whole time.

crack down

To take harsh action (against), as when enforcing a law more stringently than before.

The authorities are trying to crack down on drunk driving during the holidays.

crack of dawn

The first moment of daylight; the instant at which sunrise begins.

"This is high-speed travel, Muriel. Not fun. I'm waking up at crack of dawn."

take a crack at

To attempt or try (synonym of give something a try).

I don't really know where to begin, but I guess I can take a crack at it and see how I do.

you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette

Alternative form of you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.

Narrator: Bob is dead, they shot him in the head! Tyler Durden: You wanna make an omelet, you gotta break some eggs.

Example Bank

It's been so dry, the ground is starting to crack.

Wiktionary

When I tried to stand on the chair, it cracked.

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Anyone would crack after being hounded like that.

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A large crack had formed in the roadway.

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We managed to squeeze through a crack in the rock wall.

Wiktionary

Open the door a crack.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, crack is marked as slang, figuratively, obsolete, humorous. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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