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Meaning of crack

noun

A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material. Example: A large crack had formed in the roadway.
A narrow opening. Example: Open the door a crack.
A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack. Example: I didn't appreciate that crack about my hairstyle.
Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe. Example: crack head
The sharp sound made when solid material breaks. Example: The crack of the falling branch could be heard for miles.

verb

To form cracks. Example: It's been so dry, the ground is starting to crack.
To break apart under pressure. Example: When I tried to stand on the chair, it cracked.
To become debilitated by psychological pressure. Example: Anyone would crack after being hounded like that.
To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture. Example: When we showed him the pictures of the murder scene, he cracked.
To make a cracking sound. Example: The bat cracked with authority and the ball went for six.

adjective

Highly trained and competent. Example: Even a crack team of investigators would have trouble solving this case.
Excellent, first-rate, superior, top-notch. Example: She's a crack shot with that rifle.

Source: Free Dictionary API.

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