English adjective: crack | |||
1. | crack of the highest quality | ||
Samples | An ace reporter. A crack shot. A first-rate golfer. A super party. Played top-notch tennis. An athlete in tiptop condition. She is absolutely tops. | ||
Synonyms | A-one, ace, first-rate, super, tiptop, top-notch, topnotch, tops | ||
Similar | superior | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
Antonyms | inferior | ||
English noun: crack | |||
1. | crack (object) a long narrow opening | ||
Synonyms | cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gap, opening | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | break, chap, chink, crevasse, fatigue crack, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, rift, shift, slit, split, vent, volcano | ||
2. | crack (artifact) a narrow opening | ||
Samples | He opened the window a crack. | ||
Synonyms | gap | ||
Broader (hypernym) | opening | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blank, lacuna, spark gap | ||
3. | crack (shape) a long narrow depression in a surface | ||
Synonyms | chap, cranny, crevice, fissure | ||
Broader (hypernym) | depression, impression, imprint | ||
4. | crack (event) a sudden sharp noise | ||
Samples | The crack of a whip. He heard the cracking of the ice. He can hear the snap of a twig. | ||
Synonyms | cracking, snap | ||
Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||
5. | crack (state) a chance to do something | ||
Samples | He wanted a shot at the champion. | ||
Synonyms | shot | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chance, opportunity | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
6. | crack (communication) witty remark | ||
Synonyms | quip, sally, wisecrack | ||
Broader (hypernym) | comment, input, remark | ||
7. | crack (attribute) a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts | ||
Samples | There was a crack in the mirror. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blemish, defect, mar | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | craze | ||
8. | crack (artifact) a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive | ||
Synonyms | crack cocaine, tornado | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cocain, cocaine | ||
9. | crack (act) a usually brief attempt | ||
Samples | He took a crack at it. I gave it a whirl. | ||
Synonyms | fling, go, offer, pass, whirl | ||
Broader (hypernym) | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | ||
10. | crack (act) the act of cracking something | ||
Synonyms | cracking, fracture | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break, breakage, breaking | ||
English verb: crack | |||
1. | crack (change) become fractured; break or crack on the surface only | ||
Samples | The glass cracked when it was heated. | ||
Examples | The glass tubes crack, These glasses crack easily | ||
Synonyms | break, check | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crack | ||
Verb group | check, chink, crack | ||
2. | crack (perception) make a very sharp explosive sound | ||
Samples | His gun cracked. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
3. | crack (perception) make a sharp sound | ||
Samples | His fingers snapped. | ||
Synonyms | snap | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
4. | crack (contact) hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise | ||
Samples | The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler. | ||
Examples | The fighter managed to crack his opponent | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
5. | crack (change) pass through (a barrier) | ||
Samples | Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county. | ||
Synonyms | break through | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go across, go through, pass | ||
6. | crack (change) break partially but keep its integrity | ||
Samples | The glass cracked. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break, check, crack | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | alligator, chap, craze | ||
7. | crack (change) break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension | ||
Samples | The pipe snapped. | ||
Synonyms | snap | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up | ||
8. | crack (social) gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions | ||
Samples | She cracked my password. Crack a safe. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break, break in | ||
9. | crack (emotion) suffer a nervous breakdown | ||
Synonyms | break up, collapse, crack up, crock up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | get, have, suffer, sustain | ||
10. | crack (communication) tell spontaneously | ||
Samples | Crack a joke. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | narrate, recite, recount, tell | ||
11. | crack (change) cause to become cracked | ||
Samples | Heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair. | ||
Examples | They crack the glass tubes | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | check, chink, fissure | ||
Verb group | break, check, crack | ||
12. | crack (change) reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break down, break up, decompose | ||
Cause | crack | ||
Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
13. | crack (change) break into simpler molecules by means of heat | ||
Samples | The petroleum cracked. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||