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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.

   “A large crack had formed in the roadway.”

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   A narrow opening.

   “Open the door a crack.”

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.

   “I didn't appreciate that crack about my hairstyle.”

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.

   “crack head”

5. Meaning 5 · noun

   The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.

   “The crack of the falling branch could be heard for miles.”

6. Meaning 6 · noun

   Any sharp sound.

   “The crack of the bat hitting the ball.”

7. Meaning 7 · noun

   A sharp, resounding blow.

8. Meaning 8 · noun

   An attempt at something.

   “I'd like to take a crack at that game.”

9. Meaning 9 · noun

   Vagina.

   “I'm so horny even the crack of dawn isn't safe!”

10. Meaning 10 · noun

    The space between the buttocks.

    “Pull up your pants! Your crack is showing.”

11. Meaning 11 · noun

    Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous storytelling; good company.

    “He/she is quare good crack.”

12. Meaning 12 · noun

    Business; events; news.

    “What's the crack?”

13. Meaning 13 · noun

    A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.

    “Has anyone got a crack for DocumentWriter 3.0?”

14. Meaning 14 · noun

    (elsewhere throughout the North of the UK) a meaningful chat.

15. Meaning 15 · noun

    Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose.

16. Meaning 16 · noun

    The tone of voice when changed at puberty.

17. Meaning 17 · noun

    A mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity.

    “He has a crack.”

18. Meaning 18 · noun

    A crazy or crack-brained person.

19. Meaning 19 · noun

    A boast; boasting.

20. Meaning 20 · noun

    Breach of chastity.

21. Meaning 21 · noun

    A boy, generally a pert, lively boy.

22. Meaning 22 · noun

    A brief time; an instant; a jiffy.

    “I'll be with you in a crack.”

23. Meaning 23 · verb

    To form cracks.

    “It's been so dry, the ground is starting to crack.”

24. Meaning 24 · verb

    To break apart under pressure.

    “When I tried to stand on the chair, it cracked.”

25. Meaning 25 · verb

    To become debilitated by psychological pressure.

    “Anyone would crack after being hounded like that.”

26. Meaning 26 · verb

    To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.

    “When we showed him the pictures of the murder scene, he cracked.”

27. Meaning 27 · verb

    To make a cracking sound.

    “The bat cracked with authority and the ball went for six.”

28. Meaning 28 · verb

    (of a voice) To change rapidly in register.

    “His voice cracked with emotion.”

29. Meaning 29 · verb

    (of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.

    “His voice finally cracked when he was fourteen.”

30. Meaning 30 · verb

    To make a sharply humorous comment.

    “"I would too, with a face like that," she cracked.”

31. Meaning 31 · verb

    To make a crack or cracks in.

    “The ball cracked the window.”

32. Meaning 32 · verb

    To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.

    “You'll need a hammer to crack a black walnut.”

33. Meaning 33 · verb

    To strike forcefully.

    “She cracked him over the head with her handbag.”

34. Meaning 34 · verb

    To open slightly.

    “Could you please crack the window?”

35. Meaning 35 · verb

    To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure. (Figurative)

    “They managed to crack him on the third day.”

36. Meaning 36 · verb

    To solve a difficult problem. (Figurative, from cracking a nut.)

    “I've finally cracked it, and of course the answer is obvious in hindsight.”

37. Meaning 37 · verb

    To overcome a security system or a component.

    “It took a minute to crack the lock, three minutes to crack the security system, and about twenty minutes to crack the safe.”

38. Meaning 38 · verb

    To cause to make a sharp sound.

    “to crack a whip”

39. Meaning 39 · verb

    To tell (a joke).

    “The performance was fine until he cracked that dead baby joke.”

40. Meaning 40 · verb

    To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.

    “Acetone is cracked to ketene and methane at 700°C.”

41. Meaning 41 · verb

    To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.

    “That software licence will expire tomorrow unless we can crack it.”

42. Meaning 42 · verb

    To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.

    “I'd love to crack open a beer.”

43. Meaning 43 · verb

    To brag, boast.

44. Meaning 44 · verb

    To be ruined or impaired; to fail.

How this word is used

• Everyday “A large crack had formed in the roadway.”
• General “Open the door a crack.”
• General “I didn't appreciate that crack about my hairstyle.”
• General “crack head”
• General “The crack of the falling branch could be heard for miles.”
• General “The crack of the bat hitting the ball.”
• General “I'd like to take a crack at that game.”
• General “I'm so horny even the crack of dawn isn't safe!”
• General “Pull up your pants! Your crack is showing.”
• General “He/she is quare good crack.”
• General “What's the crack?”
• General “Has anyone got a crack for DocumentWriter 3.0?”
• General “He has a crack.”
• General “I'll be with you in a crack.”
• Everyday “It's been so dry, the ground is starting to crack.”
• General “When I tried to stand on the chair, it cracked.”
• General “Anyone would crack after being hounded like that.”
• General “When we showed him the pictures of the murder scene, he cracked.”
• General “The bat cracked with authority and the ball went for six.”
• General “His voice cracked with emotion.”
• General “His voice finally cracked when he was fourteen.”
• General “"I would too, with a face like that," she cracked.”
• General “The ball cracked the window.”
• General “You'll need a hammer to crack a black walnut.”
• General “She cracked him over the head with her handbag.”
• General “Could you please crack the window?”
• General “They managed to crack him on the third day.”
• General “I've finally cracked it, and of course the answer is obvious in hindsight.”
• General “It took a minute to crack the lock, three minutes to crack the security system, and about twenty minutes to crack the safe.”
• General “to crack a whip”
• General “The performance was fine until he cracked that dead baby joke.”
• General “Acetone is cracked to ketene and methane at 700°C.”
• General “That software licence will expire tomorrow unless we can crack it.”
• General “I'd love to crack open a beer.”

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