English word

Crack

Definitions

verb

  1. to make a very sharp explosive sound
  2. to strike with a sharp noise : rap
  3. to open (something, such as a bottle) for drinking
  4. to open (a book) for studying
  5. to puzzle out and expose, solve, or reveal the mystery of
  6. to break into
  7. to open slightly
  8. to break through (something, such as a barrier) so as to gain acceptance or recognition
  9. to show or begin showing (a smile) especially reluctantly or uncharacteristically
  10. to impair seriously or irreparably : wreck, disrupt
  11. to destroy the tone of (a voice)
  12. to break, split, or snap apart
  13. to interrupt sharply or abruptly
  14. to cause to make a sharp noise
  15. to subject (hydrocarbons) to cracking
  16. to produce by cracking
  17. to break up (chemical compounds) into simpler compounds by means of heat
  18. fail: such as
  19. to lose control or effectiveness under pressure
  20. to fail in tone
  21. to go or travel at good speed
  22. to break so that fissures appear on the surface
  23. to break with a sudden sharp sound
  24. to tell especially suddenly or strikingly

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