Crack
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɹæk/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Crack is a verb meaning (intransitive) To form cracks.
Meaning
(intransitive) To form cracks.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To break apart under force, stress, or pressure.
- (intransitive) To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
- (intransitive) To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.
- (intransitive) To make a cracking sound.
- (intransitive, of a voice) To change rapidly in register.
- (intransitive, of a person's voice during puberty) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.
- (intransitive) To make a sharply humorous comment.
Example Sentences
His voice cracked with emotion.
When I tried to stand on the chair, it cracked.
His voice finally cracked when he was fourteen.
Anyone would crack after being hounded like that.
Word Forms
- cracks
- cracking
- cracked
Synonyms for crack
Depending on context, synonyms include approach, cohabit, common, company, copulate, couple.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include snap, fracture, chip, gap, break, whirl.
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