CRACKS
/kษนรฆks/
14
Scrabble
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WWF
C(3) R(1) A(1) C(3) K(5) S(1)
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Definition
/kษนรฆks/
noun
- A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.“A large crack had formed in the roadway.”
- A narrow opening.“Open the door a crack.”
- A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.“I didn't appreciate that crack about my hairstyle.”
- Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.“crack head”
- The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.“The crack of the falling branch could be heard for miles.”
verb
- To form cracks.“It's been so dry, the ground is starting to crack.”
- To break apart under pressure.“When I tried to stand on the chair, it cracked.”
- To become debilitated by psychological pressure.“Anyone would crack after being hounded like that.”
- To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.“When we showed him the pictures of the murder scene, he cracked.”
- To make a cracking sound.“The bat cracked with authority and the ball went for six.”
Source: Wiktionary
