| Crack (crack) |
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| v. t. | (kr k) |
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| Crack |
| [imp. *** p. p. Cracked (kr&abreve]kt);
p. pr. *** vb. n. Cracking.] [OE.
cracken, craken, to crack, break, boast, AS.
cracian, cearcian, to crack] akin to D.
kra |
To break or burst, with or without
entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to
crack nuts.
To rend with grief or pain; to affect
deeply with sorrow; hence, to disorder; to distract; to
craze.
To cause to sound suddenly and
sharply; to snap; as, to crack a whip.
To utter smartly and sententiously;
as, to crack a joke.
To cry up; to extol; -- followed by
up.
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To burst or open in chinks; to break, with or without quite
separating into parts.
To be ruined or impaired; to
fail.
To utter a loud or sharp, sudden
sound.
To utter vain, pompous words; to brag;
to boast; -- with of.
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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.
Rupture; flaw; breach, in a moral
sense.
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.
The tone of voice when changed at
puberty.
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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Of superior
excellence; having qualities to be boasted of.
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