CRACK
verb
Definitions
- 1. To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to crack nuts.
- 2. To rend with grief or pain; to affect deeply with sorrow; hence, to disorder; to distract; to craze. O, madam, my old hear is cracked. Shak. He thought none poets till their brains were cracked. Roscommon.
- 3. To cause to sound suddenly and sharply; to snap; as, to crack a whip.
- 4. To utter smartly and sententiously; as, to crack a joke. B. Jonson.
- 5. To cry up; to extol; -- followed by up. [Low] To crack a bottle, to open the bottle and drink its contents. -- To crack a crib, to commit burglary. [Slang] -- To crack on, to put on; as, to crack on more sail, or more steam. [Colloq.]
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
CRACK
(adjective)
Of superior excellence; having qualities to be boasted of. [Colloq.] One of our crack speakers in the Commons. Dickens.
CRACK
(noun)
1. 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 ...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
