crack (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 24 senses of the word *crack*:
VERB	change	crack, check, break	become fractured
perception	crack	make a very sharp explosive sound
perception	crack, snap	make a sharp sound
contact	crack	hit forcefully
change	crack, break through	pass through (a barrier)
change	crack	break partially but keep its integrity
change	crack, snap	break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
social	crack	gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
emotion	crack, crack up, crock up, break up, collapse	suffer a nervous breakdown
communication	crack	tell spontaneously
change	crack	cause to become cracked
change	crack	reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
change	crack	break into simpler molecules by means of heat
NOUN	object	crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure	a long narrow opening
artifact	crack, gap	a narrow opening
shape	crack, crevice, cranny, fissure, chap	a long narrow depression in a surface
event	crack, cracking, snap	a sudden sharp noise
state	crack, shot	a chance to do something
communication	crack, wisecrack, sally, quip	witty remark
attribute	crack	a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
artifact	crack, crack cocaine, tornado	a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted
act	crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer	a usually brief attempt
act	crack, fracture, cracking	the act of cracking something
ADJECTIVE	all	crack, ace, A-one, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops	of the highest quality

crack > pronunciation
Sounds	krae'k
Rhymes	aback ... zodiac: 126 rhymes with aek...

English > *crack*: 24 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Of the highest quality.
Example	"a crack shot"
Synonyms	ace, A-one, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops
Broader	superior	Of high or superior quality or performance
Usage of	colloquialism	A colloquial expression
Spanish	excelente, gran, grande, magnífico
Catalan	excel·lent, gran, magnífic

English > *crack*: 24 senses > noun 1, object
Meaning	A long narrow opening.
Synonyms	cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
Narrower	chap	A crack in a lip caused usually by cold
	chink	A narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
	crevasse	A deep fissure
	fatigue crack	A crack in metal resulting from metal fatigue
	fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break	(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
	rift	A narrow fissure in rock / rock
	slit	A narrow fissure
	split	A lengthwise crack in wood
	vent, volcano	A fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
Broader	opening, gap	An open or empty space in or between things
Spanish	fisura, grieta, hendidura, quebradura, quebraja, raja, rendija, resquebradura
Catalan	clivella, esberla, escletxa, esquerda, fenedura, fissura
Verbs	crack	break partially but keep its integrity

English > *crack*: 24 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	A narrow opening.
Example	"he opened the window a crack"
Synonym	gap
Narrower	lacuna, blank	A blank gap or missing part
Narrower	spark gap	The gap / gap between two high-potential terminals
Broader	opening	A vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
Spanish	Gap, intersticio, resquicio
Catalan	escletxa, gap, interstici

English > *crack*: 24 senses > noun 3, shape
Meaning	A long narrow depression in a surface.
Synonyms	crevice, cranny, fissure, chap
Broader	depression, impression, imprint	A concavity in a surface produced by pressing
Spanish	fisura, grieta, hendedura, quebradura, quebraja, raja, rendija
Catalan	clivella, escletxa, esquerda, fissura, trenc

English > *crack*: 24 senses > noun 4, event
Meaning	A sudden sharp noise.
Examples	"the crack of a whip" "he heard the cracking of the ice"
Synonyms	cracking, snap
Broader	noise	sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
Spanish	chasquido, crujido

English > *crack*: 24 senses > noun 5, state
Meaning	A chance to do something.
Synonym	shot
Broader	opportunity, chance	A possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
Usage of	colloquialism	A colloquial expression
Spanish	intento
Catalan	intent

English > *crack*: 24 senses > noun 6, communication
Meaning	witty remark.
Synonyms	wisecrack, sally, quip
Broader	remark, comment, input	A statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
Spanish	agudeza, broma, chiste, chufleta, comentario burlón, cuchufleta, idea, ocurrencia, pulla, salida
Catalan	acudit, agudesa, broma, sortida
Verbs	crack	tell spontaneously

English > *crack*: 24 senses > noun 7, attribute
Meaning	A blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts.
Example	"there was a crack in the mirror"
Narrower	craze	A fine crack in a glaze or other surface
Broader	blemish, defect, mar	A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

English > *crack*: 24 senses > noun 8, artifact
Meaning	A purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive.
Synonyms	crack cocaine, tornado
Broader	cocaine, cocain	A narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves
Spanish	crack, piedra
Catalan	crack

English > *crack*: 24 senses > noun 9, act
Meaning	A usually brief attempt.
Example	"he took a crack at it"
Synonyms	fling, go, pass, whirl, offer
Broader	attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try	earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish / accomplish something
Spanish	conato, disposición, pase, prueba, tentativa, vuelta

English > *crack*: 24 senses > noun 10, act
Meaning	The act of cracking something.
Synonyms	fracture, cracking
Broader	breakage, break, breaking	The act of breaking something
Spanish	fractura, quebrantadura, rotura
Catalan	esquerda, fractura

English > *crack*: 24 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	Become fractured; break or crack on the surface only.
Pattern	Something ----s
Model	The glass tubes crack; These glasses crack easily
Example	"The glass cracked when it was heated"
Synonyms	check, break
Narrower	crack	break partially but keep its integrity
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Similar to	check, chink	make cracks or chinks in
Similar to	crack	Cause to become cracked
Spanish	comprobar, fracturarse, rajarse, resquebrajar, romperse, romper
Catalan	esberlar-se, esquerdar-se, esquerdar, esquerdissar, fracturar-se, rompre's, rompre, trencar-se, trencar

English > *crack*: 24 senses > verb 2, perception
Meaning	make a very sharp explosive sound.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"His gun cracked"
Broader	sound, go	make a certain noise or sound
Spanish	estallar, restallar, reventar
Catalan	cruixir, esclatar, rebentar
Nouns	cracker	firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
Nouns	cracking	a sudden sharp noise

English > *crack*: 24 senses > verb 3, perception
Meaning	make a sharp sound.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something
Synonym	snap
Broader	sound, go	make a certain noise or sound
Spanish	castañetear, chasquear, crujir, restallar
Catalan	carrisquejar, cruixir, esclafir, esclatar, espetegar, fer petar, petar
Nouns	cracker	a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops / pops when pulled at both ends

English > *crack*: 24 senses > verb 4, contact
Meaning	hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody with something
Model	The fighter managed to crack his opponent
Example	"The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler"
Broader	hit	Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
Spanish	crujir
Catalan	carrisquejar, cruixir, petar
Nouns	cracking	the act of cracking something

English > *crack*: 24 senses > verb 5, change
Meaning	pass through (a barrier).
Pattern	Something ----s something
Example	"Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"
Synonym	break through
Broader	pass	go across or through
Spanish	atravesar, penetrar, romper, traspasar
Catalan	penetrar, travessar, trencar

English > *crack*: 24 senses > verb 6, change
Meaning	break partially but keep its integrity.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"The glass cracked"
Narrower	alligator	crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application
	chap	crack due to dehydration
	craze	Develop a fine network of cracks
Broader	crack, check, break	Become fractured
Spanish	agrietarse, agrietar, cuartearse, cuartear, resquebrajar
Catalan	clivellar, esquerdar-se, esquerdar, esquerdissar, fendre
Nouns	crack	a long narrow opening

English > *crack*: 24 senses > verb 7, change
Meaning	Break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonym	snap
Broader	break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart	Become separated / separated into pieces or fragments
Spanish	chasquear, estallar, partir
Catalan	esclafir, espetegar, partir, petar

English > *crack*: 24 senses > verb 8, social
Meaning	Gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"she cracked my password" "crack a safe"
Broader	break in, break	Enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
Nouns	cracker	a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things

English > *crack*: 24 senses > verb 9, emotion
Meaning	Suffer a nervous breakdown.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	crack up, crock up, break up, collapse
Broader	suffer, sustain, have, get	Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
Catalan	tenir un col·lapse nerviós

English > *crack*: 24 senses > verb 10, communication
Meaning	tell spontaneously.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"crack a joke"
Broader	tell, narrate, recount, recite	narrate or give a detailed account of
Nouns	crack	witty remark

English > *crack*: 24 senses > verb 11, change
Meaning	Cause to become cracked.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Model	They crack the glass tubes
Example	"heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair"
Narrower	check, chink	make cracks or chinks in
Narrower	fissure	break into fissures or fine cracks
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Similar to	crack, check, break	Become fractured

English > *crack*: 24 senses > verb 12, change
Meaning	Reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Category	chemistry, chemical science	The science of matter
Cause to	crack	break into simpler molecules by means of heat
Broader	decompose, break up, break down	separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
Nouns	cracking	the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)

English > *crack*: 24 senses > verb 13, change
Meaning	break into simpler molecules by means of heat.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"The petroleum cracked"
Category	chemistry, chemical science	The science of matter
Caused by	crack	Reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Nouns	cracking	the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)

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