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Dictionary definition for the word "crack"
crack
23 definitions
1: 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, {tops(p)}] n 3: a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack" [syn: gap] 5: a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig" [syn: cracking, snap] 6: a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion" [syn: shot] 8: a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts; "there was a crack in the mirror" 9: a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted [syn: tornado] 10: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: fling, go, pass, whirl, offer] 12: become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated" [syn: check, break] 13: make a very sharp explosive sound; "His gun cracked" 14: make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped" [syn: snap] 15: hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise; "The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler" 16: pass through (a barrier); "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county" [syn: break through] 17: break partially but keep its integrity; "The glass cracked" 18: break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The rope snapped" [syn: snap] 20: tell spontaneously; "crack a joke" 21: cause to become cracked; "heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair" 22: reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking 23: break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked" |
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