crack
noun
[ krak ]
• a line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.
• "a hairline crack down the middle of the glass"
Similar:
split,
fissure,
crevice,
break,
fracture,
rupture,
breach,
rift,
cleft,
slit,
chink,
gap,
cranny,
interstice,
crazing,
• a sudden sharp or explosive noise.
• "a loud crack of thunder"
Similar:
bang,
report,
explosion,
detonation,
clap,
pop,
snap,
crackle,
knock,
tap,
clash,
crash,
smash,
smack,
wham,
whump,
• a joke, typically a critical or unkind one.
• "he knew about the gossip and would make the odd crack"
Similar:
joke,
witticism,
funny remark,
witty remark,
jest,
quip,
pun,
sally,
pleasantry,
epigram,
aphorism,
repartee,
banter,
bon mot,
jibe,
barb,
jeer,
sneer,
taunt,
insult,
cutting remark,
slight,
affront,
slur,
insinuation,
one-liner,
gag,
wisecrack,
funny,
dig,
• enjoyable social activity; a good time.
• "he loved the crack, the laughing"
• an attempt to achieve something.
• "I fancy having a crack at winning a fourth title"
Similar:
attempt,
try,
effort,
endeavour,
venture,
go,
shot,
stab,
whack,
whirl,
essay,
assay,
• a potent hard crystalline form of cocaine broken into small pieces and inhaled or smoked.
• "he uses crack and cocaine"
crack
verb
• break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts.
• "the ice all over the bog had cracked"
• make or cause to make a sudden sharp or explosive sound.
• "a shot cracked across the ridge"
Similar:
go bang,
bang,
pop,
snap,
crackle,
crash,
thud,
thump,
boom,
ring out,
clap,
explode,
detonate,
• find a solution to; decipher or interpret.
• "the code will help you crack the messages"
Similar:
solve,
find an/the answer to,
find a/the solution to,
resolve,
work out,
puzzle out,
fathom,
find the key to,
decipher,
decode,
break,
clear up,
interpret,
translate,
straighten out,
get to the bottom of,
make head or tail of,
unravel,
disentangle,
untangle,
unfold,
piece together,
elucidate,
figure out,
suss out,
• tell (a joke).
• "he cracked jokes which she didn't find very funny"
• decompose (hydrocarbons) by heat and pressure with or without a catalyst to produce lighter hydrocarbons, especially in oil refining.
• "catalytic cracking increases gasoline yields"
crack
adjective
• very good or skilful.
• "he is a crack shot"
Similar:
expert,
skilled,
skilful,
masterly,
virtuoso,
master,
consummate,
proficient,
accomplished,
talented,
gifted,
adept,
adroit,
deft,
dexterous,
able,
good,
competent,
capable,
efficient,
experienced,
seasoned,
trained,
practised,
professional,
polished,
well versed,
versed,
magnificent,
brilliant,
splendid,
marvellous,
impressive,
excellent,
formidable,
outstanding,
first-class,
first-rate,
fine,
deadly,
great,
mean,
wicked,
stellar,
nifty,
ace,
wizard,
a dab hand at,
crackerjack,
compleat,
habile,
shit-hot,
Origin:
Old English cracian ‘make an explosive noise’; of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kraken and German krachen . crack (sense 4 of the noun) is from Irish craic ‘entertaining conversation’.
