ALL meanings of crack
crack
C c - verb with object crack to break without complete separation of parts; break into fissures. 1
- verb with object crack to break with a sudden, sharp sound: to crack walnuts. 1
- verb with object crack to strike and thereby make a sharp noise: The boxer cracked his opponent on the jaw. 1
- verb with object crack to induce or cause to be stricken with sorrow or emotion; affect deeply. 1
- verb with object crack to utter or tell: to crack jokes. 1
- verb with object crack to cause to make a cracking sound: to crack one's knuckles. 1
- verb with object crack to damage, weaken, etc.: The new evidence against him cracked his composure. 1
- verb with object crack to make mentally unsound. 1
- verb with object crack to make (the voice) harsh or unmanageable. 1
- verb with object crack to solve; decipher: to crack a murder case. 1
- verb with object crack Informal. to break into (a safe, vault, etc.). 1
- verb with object crack Chemistry. to subject to the process of cracking, as in the distillation of petroleum. 1
- verb with object crack Informal. to open and drink (a bottle of wine, liquor, beer, etc.). 1
- noun crack a break without complete separation of parts; fissure. 1
- noun crack a slight opening, as between boards in a floor or wall, or between a door and its doorpost. 1
- noun crack a sudden, sharp noise, as of something breaking. 1
- noun crack the snap of or as of a whip. 1
- noun crack a resounding blow: He received a terrific crack on the head when the branch fell. 1
- noun crack Informal. a witty or cutting remark; wisecrack. 1
- noun crack a break or change in the flow or tone of the voice. 1
- noun crack Informal. opportunity; chance; try: Give him first crack at the new job. 1
- noun crack a flaw or defect. 1
- noun crack Also called rock. Slang. pellet-size pieces of highly purified cocaine, prepared with other ingredients for smoking, and known to be especially potent and addicting. 1
- noun crack Masonry. check1 (def 41). 1
- noun crack a mental defect or deficiency. 1
- noun crack a shot, as with a rifle: At the first crack, the deer fell. 1
- noun crack a moment; instant: He was on his feet again in a crack. 1
- noun crack Slang. a burglary, especially an instance of housebreaking. 1
- noun crack Chiefly British. a person or thing that excels in some respect. 1
- noun crack Slang: Vulgar. the vulva. 1
- noun crack Chiefly Scot. conversation; chat. 1
- noun crack British Dialect. boasting; braggadocio. 1
- noun crack Archaic. a burglar. 1
- adjective crack first-rate; excellent: a crack shot. 1
- adverb crack with a cracking sound. 1
- idioms crack crack a book, Informal. to open a book in order to study or read: He hardly ever cracked a book. 1
- idioms crack crack a smile, Informal. to smile. 1
- idioms crack crack wise, Slang. to wisecrack: We tried to be serious, but he was always cracking wise. 1
- idioms crack fall through the cracks, to be overlooked, missed, or neglected: In any inspection process some defective materials will fall through the cracks. Also, slip between the cracks. 1
- idioms crack get cracking, Informal. to begin moving or working; start: Let's get cracking on these dirty dishes! to work or move more quickly. 1
- noun crack A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking into separate parts. 1
- noun crack A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material. 0
- noun crack A narrow opening. 0
- noun crack A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack. 0
- noun crack A potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe. 0
- noun crack (onomatopoeia) The sharp sound made when solid material breaks. 0
- noun crack (onomatopoeia) Any sharp sound. 0
- noun crack (Informal) An attempt at something. 0
- noun crack (Slang) (vulgar) vagina. 0
- noun crack (Informal) The space between the buttocks. 0