cracks

Noun

• a long narrow opening
• a narrow opening
• a long narrow depression in a surface
• a sudden sharp noise
• a chance to do something
• witty remark
• a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
• a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
• a usually brief attempt
• the act of cracking something
• plural of crack

Verb

• become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
• make a very sharp explosive sound
• make a sharp sound
• hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
• pass through (a barrier)
• break partially but keep its integrity
• break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
• gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
• suffer a nervous breakdown
• tell spontaneously
• cause to become cracked
• reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
• break into simpler molecules by means of heat
• third-person singular simple present indicative of crack

Synonyms

break, break through, break up, chap, check, cleft, collapse, crack, crack cocaine, crack up, cracking, cranny, crevice, crock up, fissure, fling, fracture, gap, go, offer, pass, quip, sally, scissure, shot, snap, tornado, whirl, wisecrack