Meaning

26 senses

  1. (intransitive)To form cracks.

    It's been so dry, the ground is starting to crack.

    einreißen

    тре́скатьсяtréskatʹsja, потре́скатьсяpotréskatʹsja

  2. (intransitive)To break apart under force, stress, or pressure.

    When I tried to stand on the chair, it cracked.

    bersten

    треснутьtresnutʹ

    break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension

  3. (intransitive)To become debilitated by psychological pressure.

    Anyone would crack after being hounded like that.

    cause to become cracked

  4. (intransitive)To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.

    When we showed him the pictures of the murder scene, he cracked.

  5. (intransitive)To make a cracking sound.

    The bat cracked with authority and the ball went for six.

    knallen

    трещатьtreščatʹ

    make a sharp sound

  6. (intransitive)To change rapidly in register.

    His voice cracked with emotion.

  7. (intransitive)To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.

    His voice finally cracked when he was fourteen.

    лома́тьсяlomátʹsja

  8. (intransitive)To make a sharply humorous comment.

    "I would too, with a face like that," she cracked.

    остри́тьostrítʹ, состри́тьsostrítʹ

  9. (intransitive)To realize that one is transgender.

    She cracked at age 22 and came out to her friends and family over the next few months.

  10. (transitive)To make a crack or cracks in.

    The ball cracked the window.

    make a very sharp explosive sound

  11. (transitive)To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.

    You'll need a hammer to crack a black walnut.

    раска́лыватьraskályvatʹ, расколо́тьraskolótʹ

  12. (transitive)To strike forcefully.

    She cracked him over the head with her handbag.

    I cracked myhead on a beam.

Examples

696 sentences

  1. Tom opened the window a crack.

    Том привідчинив двері. — deniko

    ruТом приоткрыл окно. — marafon

    deTom öffnete das Fenster einen Spaltbreit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. There is a crack in the glass.

    У склі є тріщина. — shanghainese

    ruНа стекле трещина. — tirpitz

    deDas Glas ist gesprungen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. 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

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  4. The cup has a crack.

    Чашка має тріщину. — deniko

    ruЭта чашка надтреснута. — redscorp

    deDie Tasse hat einen Sprung. — Tamy

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  5. This ice is going to crack.

    deDieses Eis wird bald aufbrechen. — Manfredo

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 11
to form cracks:
to break apart under pressure:
to make a cracking sound:
of boy's voice: to alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering:
to make a sharply humorous comment:
to break open or crush to small pieces:
to open slightly:
to yield under interrogation:
to cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure:
to overcome a security system or a component:
to circumvent software restrictions:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
to form cracks:
to break apart under pressure:
to make a cracking sound:
to overcome a security system or a component:

Origin

From Middle English crakken, craken, from Old English cracian (“to resound, crack”), from

From Middle English crakken, craken, from Old English cracian (“to resound, crack”), from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn (“to crack, crackle, shriek”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to resound, cry hoarsely”).

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Forms

cracks, cracking, cracked, cracked
Base formcrack · to crack
3rd person singularcracks
Present participlecracking
Past simplecracked
Past participlecracked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycrack
he, she, itcracks

Past simpleLesson

all personscracked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave cracked
he, she, ithas cracked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill crack

Phrasal verbs

7 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

181 synonyms
approachB2commonA2companyA2coupleA2knowA1mateB2strainB2bangB1beatB1boneA1bounceB1breedB1danceA1engenderC2
Close in meaning

Word family

26 related words
RelatedhackC1crazedcrackercracking
Derivedcrackabilitycrackablecrackagecrack alongcrackbackcrack downcrackedcrack hardycrackjawcracklecrack offcrack oncrack onecrack ontocrack opencrack-the-whipcrack throughcrack upoutcrackprecrackrecrackwhat's cracking

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

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 dictionary
coyotecrabB2crabbycrackdowncrackercracking

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