• the act of Cracking something
• a usually brief attempt; "he took a Crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
• a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted
• a narrow opening; "he opened the window a Crack"
• a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts; "there was a Crack in the mirror"
• witty remark
• a sudden sharp noise; "the Crack of a whip"; "he heard the Cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"
• a long narrow opening
• a long narrow depression in a surface
• a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"
• break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum Cracked"
• reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by Cracking
• become fractured; break or Crack on the surface only; "The glass Cracked when it was heated"
• cause to become Cracked; "heat and light Cracked the back of the leather chair"
• break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The rope snapped"
• break partially but keep its integrity; "The glass Cracked"
• pass through (a barrier); "Registrations Cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"
• tell spontaneously; "Crack a joke"
• hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a Cracking noise; "The teacher Cracked him across the face with a ruler"
• suffer a nervous breakdown
• make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped"
• make a very sharp explosive sound; "His gun Cracked"
• 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"

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