Crack (Noun)
Meaning 1
A narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- She opened the door a crack to peek outside before deciding to go out.
- The window was open just a crack, letting in a gentle breeze.
- He squeezed through the narrow crack in the wall to reach the other side.
- The crack in the door allowed a sliver of light to enter the dark room.
- The hikers had to navigate through a narrow crack in the rocks to reach the summit.
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Meaning 2
A purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The dealer was arrested for selling crack to undercover officers in the sting operation.
- Smoking crack had destroyed her life, and now she was struggling to get clean.
- The crack epidemic of the 1980s had a devastating impact on urban communities.
- He had been addicted to crack for years, but finally found help through a rehab program.
- The police found a stash of crack hidden in the suspect's apartment during the raid.
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Meaning 3
The act of cracking something.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The sound of the crack echoed through the room as the mirror shattered on the floor.
- She heard a faint crack as the ice began to break apart under her feet.
- The crack of the whip sent the horse galloping forward.
- The crack in the wall had been there for years, but it was only now starting to spread.
- The loud crack of the firework exploding in the sky lit up the night.
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Meaning 4
A sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The firework exploded with a loud crack that startled everyone.
- The detective listened carefully for the subtle crack of the door opening.
- The sound of a crack echoed through the forest as the branch broke off the tree.
- As the frozen lake began to thaw, the skater heard the ominous crack of the ice shifting.
- The hunter remained still, waiting for the unsuspecting rabbit to move and produce the telltale crack of a twig snapping.
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Meaning 5
A chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Examples
- The new employee was given a crack at managing the team's biggest project.
- After years of trying, she finally got a crack at the prestigious role.
- The young musician was given a crack at opening for her favorite band.
- He saw the merger as his crack at redeeming himself in the eyes of the investors.
- Everyone on the team got a crack at pitching their idea to the CEO.
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Meaning 6
A usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- She took a crack at solving the puzzle but couldn't figure it out.
- He gave the new video game a crack and was immediately hooked.
- I'll take a crack at fixing the bike, but no promises it'll work.
- The comedian took a crack at the politician's expense, earning a laugh from the crowd.
- The entrepreneur took a crack at launching her own business, but it ultimately failed.
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Meaning 7
A long narrow opening.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- A large crack had appeared in the wall over the summer.
- She poured epoxy resin into the narrow crack between the stone steps.
- As she grew older, her joints started to show hairline cracks and faint aches.
- Ice fishing holes have thin ice along the cracks which had appeared with cold winter conditions.
- That section of floor should have undergone filling work when she spotted several slight hairline cracks some days earlier.
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Meaning 8
A blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts; "there was a crack in the mirror".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The antique vase had a fine crack running down one side, but it still held its beauty.
- The athlete struggled to regain her strength after suffering a crack in her kneecap.
- After the storm, I found a crack in the windshield of my car.
- She was very particular about the glassware, so even a tiny crack would disqualify it.
- A crack in the floor of the abandoned building creaked ominously beneath our feet.
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Meaning 9
A long narrow depression in a surface.
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
Examples
- The crack in the wall was getting bigger every day and needed to be fixed before it caused further damage.
- As she walked along the mountain trail, she had to be careful not to slip into the deep crack that had formed in the rock.
- The park ranger warned hikers to beware of the large crack in the glacier that had appeared over the summer.
- The carpenter applied putty to the crack in the ceiling to smooth out the rough surface.
- The geologist examined the crack in the Earth's surface, trying to determine its origin and potential impact on the surrounding landscape.
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Meaning 10
Witty remark.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The comedian's quick crack about the politician's haircut had the audience in stitches.
- He made a crack about his coworker's outfit that didn't exactly land well.
- Her sharp crack about the movie's plot twisted left the whole group laughing.
- The actor's crack about the film's budget was met with awkward silence.
- The late-night talk show host's crack about the celebrity's latest scandal sparked a heated debate.