Noun | 1. | crack - a long narrow opening |
2. | crack - a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack" Synonyms: gap | |
3. | crack - a long narrow depression in a surface | |
4. | crack - a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig" | |
5. | crack - a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion" Synonyms: shot | |
6. | crack - witty remark | |
7. | crack - a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts; "there was a crack in the mirror" | |
8. | crack - a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted Synonyms: tornado | |
9. | crack - a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" | |
10. | crack - the act of cracking something | |
Verb | 1. | crack - become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated" |
2. | crack - make a very sharp explosive sound; "His gun cracked" | |
3. | crack - make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped" Synonyms: snap | |
4. | crack - hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise; "The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler" | |
5. | crack - pass through (a barrier); "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county" Synonyms: break through | |
6. | crack - break partially but keep its integrity; "The glass cracked" | |
7. | crack - break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The rope snapped" Synonyms: snap | |
8. | crack - suffer a nervous breakdown | |
9. | crack - tell spontaneously; "crack a joke" | |
10. | crack - cause to become cracked; "heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair" | |
11. | crack - reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking | |
12. | crack - break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked" | |
Adj. | 1. | crack - 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" |