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CRACK, v.t. 1. To rend, break, or burst into chinks; to break partially; to divide the parts a little from each other; as, to crack a board or a rock; or to break without an entire severance of the parts; as, to crack glass, or ice.2. To break in pieces; as, to crack nuts.3. To break with grief; to affect deeply; to pain; to torture; as, to crack the heart. We now use break , or rend.4. To open and drink; as, to crack a bottle of wine. [Low.]5. To thrust out, or cast with smartness; as, to crack a joke.6. To snap; to make a sharp sudden noise; as, to crack a whip.7. To break or destroy.8. To impair the regular exercise of the intellectual faculties; to disorder; to make crazy; as, to crack the brain.CRACK, v.i. 1. To burst; to open in chinks; as, the earth cracks by frost; or to be marred without an opening; as, glass cracks by a sudden application of heat.2. To fall to ruin, or to be impaired.The credit of the exchequer cracks, when little comes in and much goes out. [Not elegant.]3. To utter a loud or sharp sudden sound; as, the clouds crack; the whip cracks.4. To boast; to brag; that is, to utter vain, pompous, blustering words; with of.The Ethiops of their sweet complexion crack. [Not elegant.]CRACK, n. [Gr.] 1. A disruption; a chinkor fissure; a narrow breach; a crevice; a partial separation of the parts of a substance, with or without an opening; as a crack in timber, in a wall, or in glass.2. A burst of sound; a sharp or loud sound, uttered suddenly or with vehemence; the sound of any thing suddenly rent; a violent report; as the crack of a falling house; the crack of a whip.3. Change of voice in puberty.4. Craziness of intellect; or a crazy person.5. A boast, or boaster. [Low.]6. Breach of chastity; and a prostitute. [Low.]7. A lad; an instant. [Not used.]
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CRACK, v.t. 1. To rend, break, or burst into chinks; to break partially; to divide the parts a little from each other; as, to crack a board or a rock; or to break without an entire severance of the parts; as, to crack glass, or ice.2. To break in pieces; as, to crack nuts.3. To break with grief; to affect deeply; to pain; to torture; as, to crack the heart. We now use break , or rend.4. To open and drink; as, to crack a bottle of wine. [Low.]5. To thrust out, or cast with smartness; as, to crack a joke.6. To snap; to make a sharp sudden noise; as, to crack a whip.7. To break or destroy.8. To impair the regular exercise of the intellectual faculties; to disorder; to make crazy; as, to crack the brain.CRACK, v.i. 1. To burst; to open in chinks; as, the earth cracks by frost; or to be marred without an opening; as, glass cracks by a sudden application of heat.2. To fall to ruin, or to be impaired.The credit of the exchequer cracks, when little comes in and much goes out. [Not elegant.]3. To utter a loud or sharp sudden sound; as, the clouds crack; the whip cracks.4. To boast; to brag; that is, to utter vain, pompous, blustering words; with of.The Ethiops of their sweet complexion crack. [Not elegant.]CRACK, n. [Gr.] 1. A disruption; a chinkor fissure; a narrow breach; a crevice; a partial separation of the parts of a substance, with or without an opening; as a crack in timber, in a wall, or in glass.2. A burst of sound; a sharp or loud sound, uttered suddenly or with vehemence; the sound of any thing suddenly rent; a violent report; as the crack of a falling house; the crack of a whip.3. Change of voice in puberty.4. Craziness of intellect; or a crazy person.5. A boast, or boaster. [Low.]6. Breach of chastity; and a prostitute. [Low.]7. A lad; an instant. [Not used.] | CRACK, n. [Gr. ῥαγας.]- A disruption; a chink or fissure; a narrow breach; a crevice; a partial separation of the parts of a substance, with or without an opening; as, a crack in timber, in a wall, or in glass.
- A burst of sound; a sharp or loud sound, uttered suddenly or with vehemence; the sound of any thing suddenly rent; a violent report; as, the crack of a falling house; the crack of a whip.
- Change of voice in puberty. – Shak.
- Craziness of intellect; or a crazy person. – Addison.
- A boast, or boaster. [Low.]
- Breach of chastity; and a prostitute. [Low.]
- A lad; an instant. [Not used.]
CRACK, v.i.- To burst; to open in chinks; as, the earth cracks by frost; or to be marred without an opening; as, glass cracks by a sudden application of heat.
- To fall to ruin, or to be impaired.
The credit of the exchequer cracks, when little comes in and much goes out. [Not elegant.] – Dryden.
- To utter a loud or sharp sudden sound; as, the clouds crack; the whip cracks. – Shak.
- To boast; to brag; that is; to utter vain, pompous, blustering words; with of.
The Ethiops of their sweet complexion crack. [Not elegant.] – Shak.
CRACK, v.t. [Fr. craquer; D. kraaken; G. krachen; Dan. krakker; It. croccare; W. rhecain; Sp. rajar; Port. rachar; probably from the root of break, wreck, and coinciding with the Gr. ερεικω, ῥηγνυω; also with Eng. creak, croak. The W. has also crig, a crack, from rhig, a notch. Owen. See Class Rg, No. 34.]- To rend, break, or burst into chinks; to break partially; to divide the parts a little from each other; as, to crack a board or a rock; or to break without an entire severance of the parts; as, to crack glass, or ice.
- To break in pieces; as, to crack nuts.
- To break with grief; to affect deeply; to pain; to torture; as, to crack the heart. We now use break or rend. – Shak.
- To open and drink; as, to crock a bottle of wine. [Low.]
- To thrust out, or cast with smartness; as, to crack a joke.
- To snap; to make a sharp sudden noise; as, to crack a whip.
- To break or destroy.
- To impair the regular exercise of the intellectual faculties; to disorder; to make crazy; as, to crack the brain.
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- To break or burst, with or without
entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to
crack nuts.
- To burst or open in chinks; to break, with or without quite
separating into parts.
- A
partial separation of parts, with or without a perceptible
opening; a chink or fissure; a narrow breach; a crevice; as, a
crack in timber, or in a wall, or in glass.
- Of superior
excellence; having qualities to be boasted of.
- To rend with grief or pain; to affect
deeply with sorrow; hence, to disorder; to distract; to
craze.
- To be ruined or impaired; to
fail.
- Rupture; flaw; breach, in a moral
sense.
- To cause to sound suddenly and
sharply; to snap; as, to crack a whip.
- To utter a loud or sharp, sudden
sound.
- A sharp, sudden sound or report; the
sound of anything suddenly burst or broken; as, the crack
of a falling house; the crack of thunder; the crack
of a whip.
- To utter smartly and sententiously;
as, to crack a joke.
- To utter vain, pompous words; to brag;
to boast; -- with of.
- The tone of voice when changed at
puberty.
- To cry up; to extol; -- followed by
up.
- Mental flaw; a touch of craziness;
partial insanity; as, he has a crack.
- A crazy or crack-brained person.
- A boast; boasting.
- Breach of chastity.
- A boy, generally a pert, lively
boy.
- A brief time; an instant; as, to be
with one in a crack.
- Free conversation] friendly
chat.
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Crack CRACK, verb transitive 1. To rend, break, or burst into chinks; to break partially; to divide the parts a little from each other; as, to crack a board or a rock; or to break without an entire severance of the parts; as, to crack glass, or ice. 2. To break in pieces; as, to crack nuts. 3. To break with grief; to affect deeply; to pain; to torture; as, to crack the heart. We now use break , or rend. 4. To open and drink; as, to crack a bottle of wine. [Low.] 5. To thrust out, or cast with smartness; as, to crack a joke. 6. To snap; to make a sharp sudden noise; as, to crack a whip. 7. To break or destroy. 8. To impair the regular exercise of the intellectual faculties; to disorder; to make crazy; as, to crack the brain. CRACK, verb intransitive 1. To burst; to open in chinks; as, the earth cracks by frost; or to be marred without an opening; as, glass cracks by a sudden application of heat. 2. To fall to ruin, or to be impaired. The credit of the exchequer cracks, when little comes in and much goes out. [Not elegant.] 3. To utter a loud or sharp sudden sound; as, the clouds crack; the whip cracks. 4. To boast; to brag; that is, to utter vain, pompous, blustering words; with of. The Ethiops of their sweet complexion crack [Not elegant.] CRACK, noun [Gr.] 1. A disruption; a chinkor fissure; a narrow breach; a crevice; a partial separation of the parts of a substance, with or without an opening; as a crack in timber, in a wall, or in glass. 2. A burst of sound; a sharp or loud sound, uttered suddenly or with vehemence; the sound of any thing suddenly rent; a violent report; as the crack of a falling house; the crack of a whip. 3. Change of voice in puberty. 4. Craziness of intellect; or a crazy person. 5. A boast, or boaster. [Low.] 6. Breach of chastity; and a prostitute. [Low.] 7. A lad; an instant. [Not used.]
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