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crack
of the highest quality
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adjective
of the highest quality
“an ace reporter”
noun
the act of cracking something
noun
a usually brief attempt
“he took a crack at it”
noun
a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
noun
a narrow opening
“he opened the window a crack”
noun
a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
“there was a crack in the mirror”
noun
witty remark
noun
a sudden sharp noise
“the crack of a whip”
noun
a long narrow cleft
noun
a long narrow depression in a surface
noun
a chance to do something
“he wanted a shot at the champion”
verb
break into simpler molecules by means of heat
“The petroleum cracked”
verb
reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
verb
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
“The glass cracked when it was heated”
verb
cause to become cracked
“heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair”
verb
break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
“The pipe snapped”
verb
break partially but keep its integrity
“The glass cracked”
verb
pass through (a barrier)
“Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county”
verb
tell spontaneously
“crack a joke”
verb
hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
“The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler”
verb
suffer a nervous breakdown
verb
make a sharp sound
“his fingers snapped”
verb
make a very sharp explosive sound
“His gun cracked”
verb
gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
“she cracked my password”
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Example Sentences
an ace reporter
a crack shot
a first-rate golfer
a super party
played top-notch tennis
he took a crack at it
I gave it a whirl
he opened the window a crack
there was a crack in the mirror
the crack of a whip
he heard the cracking of the ice
he can hear the snap of a twig
he wanted a shot at the champion
The petroleum cracked
The glass cracked when it was heated
heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair
The pipe snapped
The glass cracked
Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county
crack a joke
The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler
his fingers snapped
His gun cracked
she cracked my password
crack a safe
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