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crack
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Adjective
  • 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
Noun
  • the act of cracking something
  • a usually brief attempt
    • he took a crack at it
    • I gave it a whirl
  • a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
  • a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
    • there was a crack in the mirror
  • witty remark
  • a chance to do something
    • he wanted a shot at the champion
  • a sudden sharp noise
    • the crack of a whip
    • he heard the cracking of the ice
    • he can hear the snap of a twig
  • a long narrow depression in a surface
  • a narrow opening
    • he opened the window a crack
  • a long narrow opening
Verb
  • break into simpler molecules by means of heat
    • The petroleum cracked
  • reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
  • cause to become cracked
    • heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair
  • tell spontaneously
    • crack a joke
  • suffer a nervous breakdown
  • gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
    • she cracked my password
    • crack a safe
  • break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
    • The pipe snapped
  • break partially but keep its integrity
    • The glass cracked
  • pass through (a barrier)
    • Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county
  • hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
    • The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler
  • make a sharp sound
    • his fingers snapped
  • make a very sharp explosive sound
    • His gun cracked
  • become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
    • The glass cracked when it was heated
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