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crack > 23 senses
ADJECTIVE1crack, ace, A-one, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, topsOf the highest quality
NOUN1crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissureA long narrow opening
2crack, gapA narrow opening
3crack, crevice, cranny, fissure, chapA long narrow depression in a surface
4crack, cracking, snapA sudden sharp noise
5crack, shotA chance to do something
6crack, wisecrack, sally, quipWitty remark
7crackA blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
8crack, tornadoA purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted
9crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offerA usually brief attempt
10crack, fracture, crackingThe act of cracking something
VERB1crack, check, breakBecome fractured
2crackMake a very sharp explosive sound
3crack, snapMake a sharp sound
4crackHit forcefully
5crack, break throughPass through (a barrier)
6crackBreak partially but keep its integrity
7crack, snapBreak suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
8crack, crack up, crock up, break up, collapseSuffer a nervous breakdown
9crackTell spontaneously
10crackCause to become cracked
11crackReduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
12crackBreak into simpler molecules by means of heat
crack > pronunciation
Soundskrae'k
Rhymesaback, almanac, amnesiac, and 120 more rhymes in aek at the HyperDic website...
crack > adjective
MeaningOf the highest quality.
Examples"a crack shot"
Synonymsace, A-one, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, tops
Similar tosuperior
Usagecolloquialism
crack > noun 1, object
MeaningA long narrow opening.
Synonymscleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
Narrowerchap; chink; crevasse; fatigue crack; fault, geological fault, shift, fracture, break; rift; slit; split; vent, volcano; volcanic crater, crater
Broaderopening, gap
Verbscrack
crack > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA narrow opening.
Examples"he opened the window a crack"
Synonymsgap
Narrowerlacuna, blank; spark gap
Broaderopening
crack > noun 3, shape
MeaningA long narrow depression in a surface.
Synonymscrevice, cranny, fissure, chap
Broaderdepression, impression, imprint
crack > noun 4, event
MeaningA sudden sharp noise.
Examples"the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"
Synonymscracking, snap
Broadernoise
crack > noun 5, state
MeaningA chance to do something.
Synonymsshot
Broaderopportunity, chance
Usagecolloquialism
crack > noun 6, communication
MeaningWitty remark.
Synonymswisecrack, sally, quip
Broaderremark, comment
Verbscrack
crack > noun 7, attribute
MeaningA blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts.
Examples"there was a crack in the mirror"
Narrowercraze
Broaderblemish, defect, mar
crack > noun 8, artifact
MeaningA purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted.
Synonymstornado
Broadercocaine, cocain
crack > noun 9, act
MeaningA usually brief attempt.
Examples"he took a crack at it"
Synonymsfling, go, pass, whirl, offer
Broaderattempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
crack > noun 10, act
MeaningThe act of cracking something.
Synonymsfracture, cracking
Broaderbreakage, break, breaking
crack > verb 1, change
MeaningBecome fractured. Break or crack on the surface only.
PatternSomething ----s
ModelThe glass tubes crack; These glasses crack easily
Examples"The glass cracked when it was heated"
Synonymscheck, break
Narrowercrack
Broaderchange
Similar tocheck, chink; crack
crack > verb 2, perception
MeaningMake a very sharp explosive sound.
PatternSomething ----s
Examples"His gun cracked"
Broadersound, go
Nounscracker; cracking
crack > verb 3, perception
MeaningMake a sharp sound.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s something
Synonymssnap
Broadersound, go
Nounscracker
crack > verb 4, contact
MeaningHit forcefully. Deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody with something
ModelThe fighter managed to crack his opponent
Examples"The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler"
Broaderhit
Nounscracking
crack > verb 5, change
MeaningPass through (a barrier).
PatternSomething ----s something
Examples"Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"
Synonymsbreak through
Broaderpass, go through, go across
crack > verb 6, change
MeaningBreak partially but keep its integrity.
PatternSomething ----s
Examples"The glass cracked"
Narrowerchap; craze; alligator
Broadercrack, check, break
Nounscrack
crack > verb 7, change
MeaningBreak suddenly and abruptly, as under tension.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymssnap
Broaderbreak, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart
crack > verb 8, emotion
MeaningSuffer a nervous breakdown.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymscrack up, crock up, break up, collapse
Broadersuffer, sustain, have, get
crack > verb 9, communication
MeaningTell spontaneously.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"crack a joke"
Broadertell, narrate, recount, recite
Nounscrack
crack > verb 10, change
MeaningCause to become cracked.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
ModelThey crack the glass tubes
Examples"heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair"
Narrowercheck, chink; fissure
Broaderchange, alter, modify
Similar tocrack, check, break
crack > verb 11, change
MeaningReduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Categorychemistry, chemical science
Cause tocrack
Broaderdecompose, break up, break down
Nounscracking
crack > verb 12, change
MeaningBreak into simpler molecules by means of heat.
PatternSomething ----s
Examples"The petroleum cracked"
Categorychemistry, chemical science
Caused bycrack
Broaderchange
Nounscracking

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