crack
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1.3
- noun
- /kræk/
- In the quiet of the night, we heard a sudden crack from the branches breaking under the weight of the snow.
- a loud crack
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Watch on YouTubeI listen for cracks in knuckles or in the word choice.
- I listen for cracks in knuckles or in the word choice.
- Oh my, did you guys hear that crack like are my bones OK?
- So we're out in the open and all of a sudden a crack, right, a crack.
- You know you know that by your ears on the crack pop.
Examples
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Janet had framed and discarded several remarks when an enormous crack of thunder smacked the air outside.
Fiction book (1991) -
Tully crawls to the doors and slides them open a crack, intent on spying on Gomez.
Fiction book (1991) -
You can hear in the crack how much force there is there.
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Oh my, did you guys hear that crack like are my bones OK?
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So we're out in the open and all of a sudden a crack, right, a crack.
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I heard that last crack.
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And then you hear this crack, it's really devastating.
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After a few minutes, the door opened a crack, and a woman peered out at me.
Fiction book (1991) -
But you can feel the crunching and the crack, the noises, right?
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The loud crack startled everyone in the audience, as a bolt of lightning struck nearby.
Synonyms
237
1.3
A sudden loud noise from a hit or impact
81
1.3
A short sharp sound made by hitting a surface or by a machine problem
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3.6
A sudden sharp sound or movement, often when something breaks
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1.0
A sudden loud noise like thunder or an explosion
Antonyms
Idioms
To use much more effort or help than needed to do a small task
- Informal
To use far more force or effort than needed for a small task
Compounds
- Offensive
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9.9
An offensive word for a woman who exchanges sex for crack cocaine, often because she is addicted
- Specialized
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9.9
A vertical crack on the inside of a horse's front hoof that can make the horse limp
- Jargon
A visible straight line that appears down the middle of the belly from strong stomach muscles
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Etymology
The word crack for a sudden sharp sound comes from an old sound word that copies the noise itself, like 'bang' or 'pop'. So a 'crack' is easy to remember as the quick, breaking sound something makes.