crack

B2
Pronunciation
/kɹæk/
Noun
22 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • A large crack had formed in the roadway.
2 Definition

A narrow opening.

Example Sentences
  • Open the door a crack.
3 Definition

A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.

Example Sentences
  • I didn't appreciate that crack about my hairstyle.
4 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • crack head
5 Definition

The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.

Example Sentences
  • The crack of the falling branch could be heard for miles.
6 Definition

Any sharp sound.

Example Sentences
  • The crack of the bat hitting the ball.
7 Definition

A sharp, resounding blow.

8 Definition

An attempt at something.

Example Sentences
  • I'd like to take a crack at that game.
9 Definition

Vagina.

Example Sentences
  • I'm so horny even the crack of dawn isn't safe!
10 Definition

The space between the buttocks.

Example Sentences
  • Pull up your pants! Your crack is showing.
11 Definition

Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous storytelling; good company.

Example Sentences
  • He/she is quare good crack.
12 Definition

Business; events; news.

Example Sentences
  • What's the crack?
13 Definition

A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.

Example Sentences
  • Has anyone got a crack for DocumentWriter 3.0?
14 Definition

(elsewhere throughout the North of the UK) a meaningful chat.

15 Definition

Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose.

16 Definition

The tone of voice when changed at puberty.

17 Definition

A mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity.

Example Sentences
  • He has a crack.
18 Definition

A crazy or crack-brained person.

19 Definition

A boast; boasting.

20 Definition

Breach of chastity.

21 Definition

A boy, generally a pert, lively boy.

22 Definition

A brief time; an instant; a jiffy.

Example Sentences
  • I'll be with you in a crack.
Verb
22 definition(s)
1 Definition

To form cracks.

Example Sentences
  • It's been so dry, the ground is starting to crack.
2 Definition

To break apart under pressure.

Example Sentences
  • When I tried to stand on the chair, it cracked.
3 Definition

To become debilitated by psychological pressure.

Example Sentences
  • Anyone would crack after being hounded like that.
4 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • When we showed him the pictures of the murder scene, he cracked.
5 Definition

To make a cracking sound.

Example Sentences
  • The bat cracked with authority and the ball went for six.
6 Definition

(of a voice) To change rapidly in register.

Example Sentences
  • His voice cracked with emotion.
7 Definition

(of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.

Example Sentences
  • His voice finally cracked when he was fourteen.
8 Definition

To make a sharply humorous comment.

Example Sentences
  • "I would too, with a face like that," she cracked.
9 Definition

To make a crack or cracks in.

Example Sentences
  • The ball cracked the window.
10 Definition

To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.

Example Sentences
  • You'll need a hammer to crack a black walnut.
11 Definition

To strike forcefully.

Example Sentences
  • She cracked him over the head with her handbag.
12 Definition

To open slightly.

Example Sentences
  • Could you please crack the window?
13 Definition

To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure. (Figurative)

Example Sentences
  • They managed to crack him on the third day.
14 Definition

To solve a difficult problem. (Figurative, from cracking a nut.)

Example Sentences
  • I've finally cracked it, and of course the answer is obvious in hindsight.
15 Definition

To overcome a security system or a component.

Example Sentences
  • It took a minute to crack the lock, three minutes to crack the security system, and about twenty minutes to crack the safe.
16 Definition

To cause to make a sharp sound.

Example Sentences
  • to crack a whip
17 Definition

To tell (a joke).

Example Sentences
  • The performance was fine until he cracked that dead baby joke.
18 Definition

To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.

Example Sentences
  • Acetone is cracked to ketene and methane at 700°C.
19 Definition

To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.

Example Sentences
  • That software licence will expire tomorrow unless we can crack it.
20 Definition

To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.

Example Sentences
  • I'd love to crack open a beer.
21 Definition

To brag, boast.

22 Definition

To be ruined or impaired; to fail.

Adjective
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

Highly trained and competent.

Example Sentences
  • Even a crack team of investigators would have trouble solving this case.
2 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • She's a crack shot with that rifle.