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1crack — 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… …
2crack — 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… …
3crack — I. verb Etymology: Middle English crakken, from Old English cracian; akin to Old High German chrahhōn to resound Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to make a very sharp explosive sound < the whip cracks through the air > 2. to break,… …
4crack — crackable, adj. crackless, adj. /krak/, v.i. 1. to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured: The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable. 2. to break with a sudden, sharp sound: The branch cracked under the… …
5crack — 01. There is a [crack] in the windshield of my car, so I have to get it replaced. 02. Roger [cracked] his tooth when he bit into a hard candy. 03. The earthquake left large [cracks] in the walls of the building. 04. The children opened the door a …
6crack a smile — phrasal : smile * * * crack a smile (informal) To allow oneself to smile • • • Main Entry: ↑crack * * * crack a smile phrase to begin smiling Thesaurus: to smilesynonym …
7crack a smile — verb a) To smile, especially while attempting not to. b) To begin to smile. See Also: crack a book, crack a joke, crack a window …
8crack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. pop, rend, explode, bang; crackle; break, split, burst, cleave, fracture, crush; informal, fail, bust, break down. n. snap, break, fracture; crevice, crackle, craze, chink, flaw, cleft, rift, rent …
9crack a smile — to begin smiling …
10The Crack in Space — infobox Book | name = The Crack in Space title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first edition (paperback) author = Philip K. Dick illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Science fiction …
