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