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Another word for crack

crack* Synonyms

crack*

modif.

first-rate, first-class, skilled; see able 1, 2, excellent.

crack Synonyms

crack

n.

An incomplete break
fracture, split, cut, splintering; see break 1, fracture 1, 2.
A crevice
chink, cleft, fissure, rift; see hole 1, 2.
A cracking sound
snap, clap, burst, report; see noise 1.
A blow
hit, thwack, smack; see blow 1.
*A witty or sharp comment
return, wisecrack, witticism, jest; see joke 2, remark.

crack Synonyms

crack

v.

To make or become cracked
split, fracture, shatter, craze; see break 1, 2, 3.
To make a noise of something breaking
snap, crackle, bang, crash; see sound 1.
To damage
injure, hurt, impair; see damage 1.
*To lose mental control
break down, go to pieces, succumb, go crazy; see crack up 2, weaken 1, yield 1.
To solve
figure out, answer, decipher, decode; see solve. See syn. study at break.

get cracking*

get going, go, start, get a move on*; see begin 1, move 1.

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Another word for crack

verb

To undergo partial breaking:
fissure, fracture, rupture, split. See help
To make a sudden sharp, explosive noise:
bang, bark, clap, pop¹, snap. See sounds
To find the key to (a code, for example):
break, decipher, decrypt, puzzle out. See knowledge
To give way mentally and emotionally:
break (down), collapse, snap. (Informal) crack up, fold. See explosion
To suddenly lose all health or strength:
break (down), cave in, collapse, drop, give out, succumb. (Informal) crack up. (Slang) conk out. Idiom: give way. See health

phrasal verb crack up

(Informal)
To undergo wrecking:
crash, smash. (Informal) pile up. See help
(Informal)
To give way mentally and emotionally:
break (down), collapse, crack, snap. (Informal) fold. See explosion
(Informal)
To suddenly lose all health or strength:
break (down), cave in, collapse, crack, drop, give out, succumb. (Slang) conk out. Idiom: give way. See health

noun

A sudden sharp, explosive noise:
bang, bark, clap, explosion, pop¹, rat-a-tat-tat, report, snap. See sounds
A usually narrow partial opening caused by splitting and rupture:
break, chink, cleavage, cleft, crevice, fissure, rift, split. See open
A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:
bang, blow², clout, hit, lick, pound, slug³, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. (Informal) bash, biff, bop, clip¹, wallop. (Slang) belt, conk, paste. See attack, strike
A trying to do or make something:
attempt, effort, endeavor, essay, go, offer, stab, trial, try. (Informal) shot. (Slang) take. (Archaic) assay. See try
A brief trial:
go, stab, try. (Informal) fling, shot, whack, whirl. See try
A flippant or sarcastic remark:
dig, quip. (Slang) wisecrack. See respect, words
A very brief time:
flash, instant, minute¹, moment, second¹, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink. (Informal) jiff, jiffy. (Chiefly British) tick. See big, time

adjective

Having or demonstrating a high degree of knowledge or skill:

adept, expert, master, masterful, masterly, professional, proficient, skilled, skillful. (Slang) crackerjack. See ability

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He paused near the crack in the ground.
He'd felt the earth crack open once before.
He too is helping to crack it.
She could wear men's clothes and crack that whip all she wanted, but she was still a woman at heart - and he knew it.
There was a small scream, then the crack of bone and ripping of flesh.

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