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Word: Crack
Speech Type: Noun
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’
krak
a line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart
Short Definition:line showing split
Examples:- a hairline crack down the middle of the glass
a sudden sharp or explosive noise
Short Definition:sudden sharp noise
Examples:- a loud crack of thunder
a joke, typically a critical or unkind one
Short Definition:joke
Examples:- he knew about the gossip and would make the odd crack
enjoyable social activity; a good time
Short Definition:enjoyable social activity
Examples:- he loved the crack, the laughing
an attempt to achieve something
Short Definition:attempt to achieve something
Examples:- I fancy having a crack at winning a fourth title
a potent hard crystalline form of cocaine broken into small pieces and inhaled or smoked
Short Definition:hard crystalline form of cocaine
Examples:- he uses crack and cocaine
- a crack dealer
Word: Crack
Speech Type: Verb
krak
break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts
Short Definition:break without separating
Examples:- the ice all over the bog had cracked
- take care not to crack the glass
make or cause to make a sudden sharp or explosive sound
Short Definition:make sudden sharp sound
Examples:- a shot cracked across the ridge
- he cracked his whip and galloped away
find a solution to; decipher or interpret
Short Definition:find solution to
Examples:- the code will help you crack the messages
tell (a joke)
Short Definition:tell joke
Examples:- 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
Short Definition:decompose hydrocarbons
Examples:- catalytic cracking increases gasoline yields
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