crack

1. noun

1)

a crack in the glass

Syn:

split, break, chip, fracture, rupture; crazing

2)

a crack between two rocks

Syn:

space, gap, crevice, fissure, cleft, breach, rift, cranny, chink, interstice

3)

the crack of a rifle

Syn:

bang, report, explosion, detonation, pop; clap, crash

4)

a crack on the head

Syn:

blow, bang, hit, knock, rap, punch, thump, bump, smack, slap; informal bash, whack, thwack, clout, wallop, clip, bop

5) informal

we'll have a crack at it

Syn:

attempt, try; informal go, shot, stab, whack; formal essay

6) informal

cheap cracks about her clothes

Syn:

joke, witticism, quip; jibe, barb, taunt, sneer, insult; informal gag, wisecrack, funny, dig

2. verb

1)

the glass cracked in the heat

Syn:

break, split, fracture, rupture, snap

2)

she cracked him across the forehead

Syn:

hit, strike, smack, slap, beat, thump, knock, rap, punch; informal bash, whack, thwack, clobber, clout, clip, wallop, belt, bop, sock, boff, bust, slug

3)

the witnesses cracked

Syn:

break down, give way, cave in, go to pieces, crumble, lose control, yield, succumb

4) informal

the naval code proved harder to crack

Syn:

decipher, interpret, decode, break, solve, resolve, work out, find the key to; informal figure out

3. adjective

a crack shot

- crack down on

- crack up

Syn:

expert, skilled, skillful, formidable, virtuoso, masterly, consummate, excellent, first-rate, first-class, marvelous, wonderful, magnificent, outstanding, superlative; deadly; informal great, superb, fantastic, ace, hotshot, mean, demon, brilliant, crackerjack, bang-up

Ant:

incompetent