· a long narrow opening
Synonym(s): cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
· a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack"
Synonym(s): gap
Hypernym(s): opening
· a long narrow depression in a surface
Synonym(s): crevice, cranny, fissure, chap
Hypernym(s): depression, impression, imprint
· a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"
Hypernym(s): noise
· a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"
Synonym(s): shot
Hypernym(s): opportunity, chance
· witty remark
Synonym(s): wisecrack, sally, quip
Hypernym(s): remark, comment, input
· a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts; "there was a crack in the mirror"
Hypernym(s): blemish, defect, mar
· a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
Synonym(s): crack_cocaine, tornado
· a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
Synonym(s): fling, go, pass, whirl, offer
Hypernym(s): attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
· the act of cracking something
Synonym(s): fracture, cracking
Hypernym(s): breakage, break, breaking
· become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"
Hypernym(s): change
· make a very sharp explosive sound; "His gun cracked"
· make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped"
Synonym(s): snap
· hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise; "The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler"
Hypernym(s): hit
· pass through (a barrier); "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"
Synonym(s): break_through
Hypernym(s): pass
· break partially but keep its integrity; "The glass cracked"
Hypernym(s): crack, check, break
· break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The pipe snapped"
Synonym(s): snap
Hypernym(s): break, separate, split_up, fall_apart, come_apart
· gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions; "she cracked my password"; "crack a safe"
· suffer a nervous breakdown
Synonym(s): crack_up, crock_up, break_up, collapse
Hypernym(s): suffer, sustain, have, get
· tell spontaneously; "crack a joke"
Hypernym(s): tell, narrate, recount, recite
· cause to become cracked; "heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair"
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
· reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
Hypernym(s): decompose, break_up, break_down
· break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"
Hypernym(s): change
· 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"
Synonym(s): ace, A-one, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops