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crack

crack
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [krak]
    • /kræk/
    • /kræk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [krak]
    • /kræk/

Definitions of crack word

  • verb crack If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface. 3
  • verb crack If something cracks, or if you crack it, it makes a sharp sound like the sound of a piece of wood breaking. 3
  • verb crack If you crack a hard part of your body, such as your knee or your head, you hurt it by accidentally hitting it hard against something. 3
  • verb crack When you crack something that has a shell, such as an egg or a nut, you break the shell in order to reach the inside part. 3
  • verb crack If you crack a problem or a code, you solve it, especially after a lot of thought. 3
  • verb crack If someone cracks, they lose control of their emotions or actions because they are under a lot of pressure. 3

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Origin of crack

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English crak(k)en (v.), crak (noun), Old English cracian to resound; akin to German krachen, Dutch kraken (v.), and German Krach, Dutch krak (noun)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Crack

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

crack popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

crack usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for crack

verb crack

  • chop — If you chop something, you cut it into pieces with strong downward movements of a knife or an axe.
  • splinter — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
  • crash — A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
  • injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
  • burst — If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.

adjective crack

  • first-rate — excellent; superb.
  • super — Informal. a superintendent, especially of an apartment house. supermarket. supernumerary. supervisor.
  • ace — An ace is a playing card with a single symbol on it. In most card games, the ace of a particular suit has either the highest or the lowest value of the cards in that suit.
  • adept — Someone who is adept at something can do it skilfully.
  • best — Best is the superlative of good.

noun crack

  • blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
  • clap — When you clap, you hit your hands together to show appreciation or attract attention.
  • noise — sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind: deafening noises.
  • shot — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
  • stroke — a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: The defendant and his/her attorney must appear in court.

Antonyms for crack

verb crack

  • combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
  • mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
  • aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
  • assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
  • heal — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.

adjective crack

  • inept — without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit: He is inept at mechanical tasks. She is inept at dealing with people.
  • inferior — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
  • low-class — vulgar, coarse, or undignified
  • lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
  • minor — lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.

noun crack

  • closing — The closing part of an activity or period of time is the final part of it.
  • closure — The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
  • failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
  • loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
  • quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.

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