crack
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
adjective
adverb
Verb Phrases
- (of a sailing vessel) to sail in high winds under sails that would normally be furled.
- (of a power vessel) to advance at full speed in heavy weather.
- to suffer a mental or emotional breakdown.
- to crash, as in an automobile or airplane: He skidded into the telephone pole and cracked up.
- to wreck an automobile, airplane, or other vehicle.
- to laugh or to cause to laugh unrestrainedly: That story about the revolving door really cracked me up. Ed cracked up, too, when he heard it.
Idioms for crack
- to begin moving or working; start: Let's get cracking on these dirty dishes!
- to work or move more quickly.
Origin of crack
OTHER WORDS FROM crack
crack·a·ble, adjective crack·less, adjectiveWords nearby crack
Example sentences from the Web for crack
“The crack baby myth is being recapitulated in terms of NAS,” Sunderlin said.
Of course, nobody could have foreseen that the floor would begin to crack.
I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal |Olivia Nuzzi |December 8, 2014 |DAILY BEASTThe door opened a crack and for a second I was tempted to give in again.
Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s Ex |Lizzie Crocker |November 28, 2014 |DAILY BEASTBut his voice never seems to crack or weaken, and he's always in motion—jiggling, aerobic walking, jumping, dancing.
Because they agree that Ty Burrell looks like Jon Hamm if Jon Hamm were a crack addict?
The Latest "Celebrities Read Mean Tweets" |Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video |November 21, 2014 |DAILY BEASTThen came a crack below them, and an instant later the cellar stairs collapsed, carrying them with it.
The Rover Boys on the Farm |Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)I was with him several times that month and I never saw him crack a smile.
Athalie |Robert W. ChambersIt had not been a pleasant moment for him, that moment when he had looked through the crack of the door and recognized Ste. Marie.
Jason |Justus Miles FormanAt night similar noises were also heard; otherwise the ice was quiet, and the crack on the port-side has closed up tight again.
Farthest North |Fridtjof NansenWhen you and my old woman get together to have a crack, as the saying is, you don't know how time passes.
Probable Sons |Amy LeFeuvre
British Dictionary definitions for crack
verb
noun
- the very instant that the sun rises
- very early in the morning
adjective
Word Origin for crack
Idioms and Phrases with crack
In addition to the idioms beginning with crack
- crack a book
- crack a bottle
- crack a joke
- crack a smile
- crack down
- cracked up
- crack of dawn
- crack the whip
- crack up
also see:
- by jove (cracky)
- fall between the cracks
- get cracking
- hard nut to crack
- have a crack at
- make a crack
- not all it's cracked up to be
- paper over (the cracks)