· 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
· the act of cracking something
Hypernym(s): breakage, break, breaking
· the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)
Hypernym(s): chemical_process, chemical_change, chemical_action
· 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
· very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"; "we had a grand old time"
Synonym(s): bang-up, bully, corking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not_bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing, old