crack
Highly trained and competentHighly trained and competent.
» Tom opened the window a crack.
Tom öffnete das Fenster einen Spaltbreit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том приоткрыл окно. — marafon
Том слегка приоткрыл окно. — Ooneykcall
Том малость приоткрыл окно. — Ooneykcall
Том привідчинив двері. — deniko
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2 senses(not comparable)Highly trained and competent.
Even a crack team of investigators would have trouble solving this case.
(not comparable)Excellent, first-rate, superior, top-notch.
She's a crack shot with that rifle.
- of the highest quality
Examples
696 sentencesTom opened the window a crack.
Том привідчинив двері. — deniko
ruТом приоткрыл окно. — marafon
deTom öffnete das Fenster einen Spaltbreit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
There is a crack in the glass.
У склі є тріщина. — shanghainese
ruНа стекле трещина. — tirpitz
deDas Glas ist gesprungen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom saw a crack in the wall.
Том побачив тріщину у стіні. — mutternoise
ruТом увидел трещину в стене. — mutternoise
deTom sah einen Riss in der Wand. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The cup has a crack.
Чашка має тріщину. — deniko
ruЭта чашка надтреснута. — redscorp
deDie Tasse hat einen Sprung. — Tamy
This ice is going to crack.
deDieses Eis wird bald aufbrechen. — Manfredo
Origin
Slang first attested 1793, perhaps from the verb in the sense of doing something quickly oSlang first attested 1793, perhaps from the verb in the sense of doing something quickly or with intelligence, or in the sense of "speaking boastingly" and having something to be proud of.
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Synonyms
8 synonyms- of the highest quality:aceA-onefirst-ratesupertiptoptopnotchtop-notchtops
Word family
3 related wordsCollocations
7 patterns- cracking cracking
- a crack in
- crack of dawn
- there's a crack
- crack in the
- at the crack
- the crack of
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.