Thesaurus: crack

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1. v. t. To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to crack nuts.
2. v. t. To rend with grief or pain; to affect deeply with sorrow; hence, to disorder; to distract; to craze.
3. v. t. To cause to sound suddenly and sharply; to snap; as, to crack a whip.
4. v. t. To utter smartly and sententiously; as, to crack a joke.
5. v. t. To cry up; to extol; -- followed by up.
6. v. i. To burst or open in chinks; to break, with or without quite separating into parts.
7. v. i. To be ruined or impaired; to fail.
8. v. i. To utter a loud or sharp, sudden sound.
9. v. i. To utter vain, pompous words; to brag; to boast; -- with of.
10. n. 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.
11. n. Rupture; flaw; breach, in a moral sense.
12. n. 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.
13. n. The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
14. n. Mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity; as, he has a crack.
15. n. A crazy or crack-brained person.
16. n. A boast; boasting.
17. n. Breach of chastity.
18. n. A boy, generally a pert, lively boy.
19. n. A brief time; an instant; as, to be with one in a crack.
20. n. Free conversation; friendly chat.
21. a. Of superior excellence; having qualities to be boasted of.