crack

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crack > 23 senses
ADJECTIVE	1	crack, ace, A-one, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, tops	Of the highest quality
NOUN	1	crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure	A long narrow opening
	2	crack, gap	A narrow opening
	3	crack, crevice, cranny, fissure, chap	A long narrow depression in a surface
	4	crack, cracking, snap	A sudden sharp noise
	5	crack, shot	A chance to do something
	6	crack, wisecrack, sally, quip	Witty remark
	7	crack	A blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
	8	crack, tornado	A purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted
	9	crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer	A usually brief attempt
	10	crack, fracture, cracking	The act of cracking something
VERB	1	crack, check, break	Become fractured
	2	crack	Make a very sharp explosive sound
	3	crack, snap	Make a sharp sound
	4	crack	Hit forcefully
	5	crack, break through	Pass through (a barrier)
	6	crack	Break partially but keep its integrity
	7	crack, snap	Break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
	8	crack, crack up, crock up, break up, collapse	Suffer a nervous breakdown
	9	crack	Tell spontaneously
	10	crack	Cause to become cracked
	11	crack	Reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
	12	crack	Break into simpler molecules by means of heat

crack > pronunciation
Sounds	krae'k
Rhymes	aback, almanac, amnesiac, and 120 more rhymes in aek at the HyperDic website...

crack > adjective
Meaning	Of the highest quality.
Examples	"a crack shot"
Synonyms	ace, A-one, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, tops
Similar to	superior
Usage	colloquialism

crack > noun 1, object
Meaning	A long narrow opening.
Synonyms	cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
Narrower	chap; chink; crevasse; fatigue crack; fault, geological fault, shift, fracture, break; rift; slit; split; vent, volcano; volcanic crater, crater
Broader	opening, gap
Verbs	crack

crack > noun 3, shape
Meaning	A long narrow depression in a surface.
Synonyms	crevice, cranny, fissure, chap
Broader	depression, impression, imprint

crack > 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

crack > noun 7, attribute
Meaning	A blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts.
Examples	"there was a crack in the mirror"
Narrower	craze
Broader	blemish, defect, mar

crack > noun 8, artifact
Meaning	A purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted.
Synonyms	tornado
Broader	cocaine, cocain

crack > noun 9, act
Meaning	A usually brief attempt.
Examples	"he took a crack at it"
Synonyms	fling, go, pass, whirl, offer
Broader	attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try

crack > noun 10, act
Meaning	The act of cracking something.
Synonyms	fracture, cracking
Broader	breakage, break, breaking

crack > 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
Examples	"The glass cracked when it was heated"
Synonyms	check, break
Narrower	crack
Broader	change
Similar to	check, chink; crack

crack > verb 2, perception
Meaning	Make a very sharp explosive sound.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"His gun cracked"
Broader	sound, go
Nouns	cracker; cracking

crack > verb 3, perception
Meaning	Make a sharp sound.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	snap
Broader	sound, go
Nouns	cracker

crack > 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
Examples	"The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler"
Broader	hit
Nouns	cracking

crack > verb 5, change
Meaning	Pass through (a barrier).
Pattern	Something ----s something
Examples	"Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"
Synonyms	break through
Broader	pass, go through, go across

crack > verb 6, change
Meaning	Break partially but keep its integrity.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"The glass cracked"
Narrower	chap; craze; alligator
Broader	crack, check, break
Nouns	crack

crack > verb 7, change
Meaning	Break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	snap
Broader	break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart

crack > verb 8, emotion
Meaning	Suffer a nervous breakdown.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	crack up, crock up, break up, collapse
Broader	suffer, sustain, have, get

crack > verb 10, change
Meaning	Cause to become cracked.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Model	They crack the glass tubes
Examples	"heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair"
Narrower	check, chink; fissure
Broader	change, alter, modify
Similar to	crack, check, break

crack > verb 11, change
Meaning	Reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Category	chemistry, chemical science
Cause to	crack
Broader	decompose, break up, break down
Nouns	cracking

crack > verb 12, change
Meaning	Break into simpler molecules by means of heat.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"The petroleum cracked"
Category	chemistry, chemical science
Caused by	crack
Broader	change
Nouns	cracking