to crack (open) a bottle

  • 1crack open a bottle — tv. to open a bottle of liquor. (Also with the.) □ Let’s crack open a bottle and celebrate. CD He cracked the bottle open and poured a little for everyone to try …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 2crack open — vp To open a bottle. Let s crack open a bottle for his birthday. 1940s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 3crack — crack1 S3 [kræk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(break)¦ 2¦(sound)¦ 3¦(hit)¦ 4¦(not be able to continue)¦ 5¦(voice)¦ 6¦(solve/understand)¦ 7¦(stop somebody)¦ 8¦(open a safe)¦ 9¦(computer)¦ 10 crack it …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4crack — 1 verb 1 BREAK (I, T) to break or make something break so that it gets one or more lines on its surface: Don t put that delicate china in the dishwasher it may crack. | She fell off her bike and cracked a bone in her leg. 2 LOUD SOUND (I, T) to… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5bottle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ empty ▪ broken ▪ recyclable, returnable ▪ beer, medicine …

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  • 6Crack — (kr[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cracked} (kr[a^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cracking}.] [OE. cracken, craken, to crack, break, boast, AS. cracian, cearcian, to crack; akin to D. kraken, G. krachen; cf. Skr. garj to rattle, or perh. of imitative origin …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 7crack something open — informal phrase to open a bottle or can of alcoholic drink Thesaurus: to open or unlock something, or to come opensynonym Main entry: crack …

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  • 8crack — crack1 [ kræk ] verb ** ▸ 1 break so line appears ▸ 2 break something open ▸ 3 make short loud noise ▸ 4 hit part of body hard ▸ 5 solve problem/mystery ▸ 6 lose control of yourself ▸ 7 when voice shakes ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to damage… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9crack — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a a sudden sharp or explosive noise (the crack of a whip; a rifle crack). b (in a voice) a sudden harshness or change in pitch. 2 a sharp blow (a crack on the head). 3 a a narrow opening formed by a break (entered through a… …

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  • 10open — 1 adjective NOT CLOSED 1 DOOR/CONTAINER not closed, so that you can go through, take things out, or put things in: an open window | I guess I did leave the door open. | I can t get this milk open. | wide open (=completely open): The door was wide …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English