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