crack
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1.0
- noun
- /kræk/
- We entered this canyon at ground level through a two-foot crack in the sandstone rock.
- small cracks
- cracks and crevices
- cracks and fissures
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Watch on YouTubeThere was a fucking crack in the ball.
- There was a fucking crack in the ball.
- They will grow through the cracks of a sidewalk, am I right?
- No moral of the story, wash your ass crack and dudes wash your Dicks.
Examples
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We never found anything except a crack in the glass.
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What you see in there, a nice crack going down the screen.
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The menu was stuck in a crack on the table.
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You've got a crack in your radiator.
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Jacob can see flashes of her through the open crack of the bedroom door.
Fiction book (1990) -
During heavy rain, water flow in cracks increases, and roots may even become asphyxiated and die.
Academic text (2011) -
They will grow through the cracks of a sidewalk, am I right?
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Some are brittle in that small cracks easily grow into large fractures; others are impressively tough.
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There is a noticeable crack in the wall that needs to be repaired.
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The table has a small crack in its wooden surface due to age.
Synonyms
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4.1
A break in something hard like a bone or rock
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An open space between two things, like a pass in hills
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A sudden crack in a hard thing such as a bone
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A long cut in cloth or paper made by pulling it
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4.8
A narrow crack or gap in solid things like rock and clouds
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7.0
A long narrow crack in rock or the ground
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4.2
A narrow opening in rock or a wall where things can hide
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1.9
A long tear in fabric made by pulling it apart quickly
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4.8
A small narrow gap or crack in a wall where things can hide
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1.1
A break in something, for example a tear in fabric or wood
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A deep open crack in a glacier or in the ground
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6.4
A small narrow opening that lets light or air through
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6.1
A narrow crack in rock or ground where water can pass
A long narrow crack in rock or a part of the body
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 noun crack for a long, narrow split comes from something being broken and leaving a gap or line, like a 'break' in a wall. Think of light coming through a thin crack in a door to remember this meaning.