crack

become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

• “The glass cracked when it was heated”

make a very sharp explosive sound

• “His gun cracked”

make a sharp sound

• “his fingers snapped”

hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise

• “The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler”

pass through (a barrier)

• “Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county”

break partially but keep its integrity

• “The glass cracked”

break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension

• “The rope snapped”

make into a print

• “print the negative”

tell spontaneously

• “crack a joke”

cause to become cracked

• “heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair”

reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking

break into simpler molecules by means of heat

• “The petroleum cracked”

a long narrow opening

a narrow opening

• “he opened the window a crack”

a long narrow depression in a surface

a sudden sharp noise

• “the crack of a whip”
• “he heard the cracking of the ice”
• “he can hear the snap of a twig”

a chance to do something

• “he wanted a shot at the champion”

witty remark

a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts

• “there was a crack in the mirror”

a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted

a usually brief attempt

• “he took a crack at it”
• “I gave it a whirl”

the act of cracking something

of the highest quality

• “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”