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21 leer un libro
• crack a book• read a book -
22 penetrar el mercado
• crack the market• penetrate the market -
23 quebraja
• crack• fission bomb• fist -
24 rajadura
• crack• split -
25 reprimir con fuerza
• crack down -
26 reprimir fuertemente
• crack down -
27 reventar
• crack open• detonate• get up on the right side of the bed• get up speed• go places• go public• make excuses• make extinct• split-open• vex -
28 sonreír
• crack a smile• smile at• smile on• smile to -
29 tirador con puntería excelente
• crack shotDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > tirador con puntería excelente
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30 tirador de muy buena puntería
• crack shotDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > tirador de muy buena puntería
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31 tirador de primera
• crack shot• sharpshooter -
32 trallazo
• crack of the whip• teller's stamp• telltale -
33 grieta en hielo
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34 cascar
v.1 to crack.cascar un huevo to crack an egg2 to damage, to harm (informal). (peninsular Spanish)3 to make croaky (informal) (la voz).4 to thump (informal) (pegar).5 to witter on (informal) (hablar). (peninsular Spanish)6 to hit, to bop.* * *1 (romper) to crack1 (romperse) to crack2 (la voz) to become harsh, become hoarse\cascársela tabú to wank, US jerk off* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=romper) [+ nuez] to crack; [+ huevo] to break, crack; [+ taza, plato] to chip2) * (=pegar)cuando se entere tu padre, te casca — when your father finds out, he'll thump you o give you a bashing *
cuando se pelea con sus amigos, siempre le cascan — when he fights with his friends they always give him a bashing *
3) * (=poner)me cascaron una multa por aparcar mal — I was landed with o slapped with a fine for parking in the wrong place *
4) (=chivar) to squeal *, tell *5)- cascarla2.VI * (=charlar) to chatter, natter *3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <nuez/huevo> to crack; < taza> to chip2) (fam) to knock... about3) (Esp fam) <multa/pena>me cascaron una multa de 5.000 pesetas — I got a 5,000 peseta fine
2.cascarla — (fam) to peg out (colloq), to kick the bucket (colloq)
cascar vi1) (Esp fam) ( charlar) to chat2) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run away3.cascarse v pronb) ( pegarse) (recípr)c) (Esp fam) ( estropearse) to break* * *= crack, whittle on about, shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex. And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.Ex. While they eat, they shoot the breeze, telling tall tales and talking about the guy who just left.Ex. I wish him well in his retirement, he always seemed like the kind of guy you could talk sports with or just shoot the bull.----* cascársela = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wank.* estar a punto de cascarlas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <nuez/huevo> to crack; < taza> to chip2) (fam) to knock... about3) (Esp fam) <multa/pena>me cascaron una multa de 5.000 pesetas — I got a 5,000 peseta fine
2.cascarla — (fam) to peg out (colloq), to kick the bucket (colloq)
cascar vi1) (Esp fam) ( charlar) to chat2) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run away3.cascarse v pronb) ( pegarse) (recípr)c) (Esp fam) ( estropearse) to break* * *= crack, whittle on about, shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.Ex: While they eat, they shoot the breeze, telling tall tales and talking about the guy who just left.Ex: I wish him well in his retirement, he always seemed like the kind of guy you could talk sports with or just shoot the bull.* cascársela = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wank.* estar a punto de cascarlas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.* * *cascar [A2 ]vtA ‹nuez/huevo› to crack; ‹taza› to chipC( Esp fam) ‹multa/pena› me cascaron una multa de 30 euros I got a 30 euro fine, they hit me with a 30 euro fine ( colloq)le cascaron cinco años en chirona they gave him five years, he got five years ( colloq)■ cascarvi■ cascarse1 «huevo» to crack; «taza» to chip* * *
cascar ( conjugate cascar) verbo transitivo ‹nuez/huevo› to crack;
‹ taza› to chip
cascarse verbo pronominal [ huevo] to crack;
[ taza] to chip
cascar
I verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to crack
2 fam (pegar) to hit: el otro día le cascaron, he was beaten up the other day
II verbo intransitivo familiar
1 (charlar) to chat away, gab
(hablar mucho) to talk non-stop
2 (morir, palmar) to kick the bucket, snuff it
' cascar' also found in these entries:
English:
crack
- chip
* * *♦ vt1. [romper] to crack;cascar un huevo to crack an eggEsp Vulgcomo no te calles, te casco una hostia if you don't shut up, I'll smash your face in♦ viEsp Fam2. [morir] to kick the bucket* * *I v/t1 crack; algo quebradizo break2 fig famwhack fam3:cascarla peg out fam II v/i famchat* * *cascar {72} vt: to crack (a shell) -
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f.1 crack.2 chap.* * *1 crack, crevice2 (en la piel) chap, crack* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=fisura) fissure, crack; (=hendidura) chink; (=quiebra) crevice; [en la piel] chap, crack2) (Pol) rift* * ** * *= cleavage, fissure, crack, cranny, crevice, crevasse, chink, fracture.Ex. After the Civil War, Emerson saw in collegiate education 'a cleavage occurring in the hitherto firm granite of the past'.Ex. Fissures within British society and inadequate public funding meant that libraries were not linked to communities to the degree that they were in America.Ex. The author attempts to explain the events of 1997 in which the cracks and crumbling of the information industry showed in mergers and closures.Ex. Where harm over the Internet is caused by viruses, hidden in ' crannies' in the network, traditional legal enforcement is more difficult.Ex. Rampant commercialism is seeping into every crevice of American culture.Ex. Solutions proposed by climbers included using more latrines and using crevasses to dispose of waste.Ex. War of words exposed chinks in coalition.Ex. In soccer, females injured their toe 17% more than males and sustained 19% more fractures.----* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.* grietas = cracks and crevices.* salir grietas = develop + cracks.* tapar grietas = caulk + cracks, chink.* * ** * *= cleavage, fissure, crack, cranny, crevice, crevasse, chink, fracture.Ex: After the Civil War, Emerson saw in collegiate education 'a cleavage occurring in the hitherto firm granite of the past'.
Ex: Fissures within British society and inadequate public funding meant that libraries were not linked to communities to the degree that they were in America.Ex: The author attempts to explain the events of 1997 in which the cracks and crumbling of the information industry showed in mergers and closures.Ex: Where harm over the Internet is caused by viruses, hidden in ' crannies' in the network, traditional legal enforcement is more difficult.Ex: Rampant commercialism is seeping into every crevice of American culture.Ex: Solutions proposed by climbers included using more latrines and using crevasses to dispose of waste.Ex: War of words exposed chinks in coalition.Ex: In soccer, females injured their toe 17% more than males and sustained 19% more fractures.* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.* grietas = cracks and crevices.* salir grietas = develop + cracks.* tapar grietas = caulk + cracks, chink.* * *la luz entraba por una pequeña grieta en la pared the light was coming in through a chink in the wall* * *
grieta sustantivo femenino ( en una pared) crack;
( en la tierra) crack, crevice;
( en la piel) crack
grieta (en la pared, terreno) crack
(en la piel, los labios) chap, crack
' grieta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abertura
- chorro
- rellena
- relleno
- salirse
- introducir
- rellenar
- rendija
- resquicio
- salir
- superficial
English:
aperture
- breach
- break
- chink
- cleft
- crack
- crevice
- fill in
- hairline
- slide
- split
- stop
* * *grieta nf[ranura] crack; [entre montañas] crevice; [en glaciar] crevasse; [que deja pasar luz] chink* * *f crack* * *grieta nf: crack, crevice* * *grieta n crack -
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f.1 slice.Una raja de sandía A slice of watermelon.2 crack (grieta).3 slit, chink, crack, crevice.4 rajah.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: rajar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: rajar.* * *1 (corte) cut, slit2 (hendidura) crack, split3 (tajada) slice* * *noun f.crack, split* * *SF1) (=hendidura) [en la piel] gash; [en muro] chink; [en porcelana, cristal, madera] crack2) [de melón, sandía] slice3) *** (=vagina) cunt ***4)sacar raja — * (=sacar tajada) to get a rake-off *, get one's cut *
5) Caribe (=sangre negra)tener raja — to have some black blood, be of African descent
6) And* * *1)a) (en pared, cerámica) crackb) ( rotura - en costura) split; (- en tela) tear, ripc) ( abertura - en falda) slit; (- en chaqueta) vent2) (de melón, salami) slice* * *= crack, crevice, chink, opening, slit, fracture.Ex. The author attempts to explain the events of 1997 in which the cracks and crumbling of the information industry showed in mergers and closures.Ex. Rampant commercialism is seeping into every crevice of American culture.Ex. War of words exposed chinks in coalition.Ex. The cyber criminals are persistent -- if they can't get through one opening, they will keep trying until they find the chink in the armour.Ex. To make room for your puppet's mouth, make a slit in the sock between your thumb and fingers.Ex. In soccer, females injured their toe 17% more than males and sustained 19% more fractures.* * *1)a) (en pared, cerámica) crackb) ( rotura - en costura) split; (- en tela) tear, ripc) ( abertura - en falda) slit; (- en chaqueta) vent2) (de melón, salami) slice* * *= crack, crevice, chink, opening, slit, fracture.Ex: The author attempts to explain the events of 1997 in which the cracks and crumbling of the information industry showed in mergers and closures.
Ex: Rampant commercialism is seeping into every crevice of American culture.Ex: War of words exposed chinks in coalition.Ex: The cyber criminals are persistent -- if they can't get through one opening, they will keep trying until they find the chink in the armour.Ex: To make room for your puppet's mouth, make a slit in the sock between your thumb and fingers.Ex: In soccer, females injured their toe 17% more than males and sustained 19% more fractures.* * *A1 (en una pared) crack; (en cerámica) crack2 (en costura) split; (en una tela) tear, rip1 (en una falda) slit; (en una chaqueta) ventC (rodaja) slice* * *
Del verbo rajar: ( conjugate rajar)
raja es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
raja
rajar
rajá
raja sustantivo femenino
(— en tela) tear, rip
(— en chaqueta) vent
rajar ( conjugate rajar) verbo transitivo
1
2
rajarse verbo pronominal
1 [pared/cerámica] to crack;
[ tela] to split, tear, rip
2 (fam) ( acobardarse) to back off
raja sustantivo femenino
1 (de fruta, embutido) slice
2 (herida) cut: tenía una raja en la pierna, he had a gash in his leg
3 (en un objeto) crack
4 (en confección) split
rajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una fruta, un embutido) to slice
2 (un objeto) to crack, split
(un neumático) to slash
3 argot (a una persona) to knife, stab
II vi fam to chat: estuvieron rajando toda la tarde, they were chatting all afternoon
' raja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tabla
English:
crack
- slice
- slit
- slash
- split
* * *raja nf1. [hendidura] [en cerámica, puerta] crack;[en tela] tear, rip; [en piel] gash;le ha salido una raja al plato the plate has cracked;me he hecho una raja en la camisa I've torn o ripped my shirt;me hice una raja en la mano con un cuchillo I cut o gashed my hand with a knife2. [rodaja] slice;una raja de queso/melón a slice of cheese/melon* * *f1 ( rodaja) slice2 ( corte) cut3 ( grieta) crack* * *raja nf1) : crack, slit2) : slice, wedgerajá nm: raja* * *raja n1. (corte) cut2. (grieta) crack3. (descosido) split4. (trozo) slice -
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v.1 to crack.El calor raja el cuero The heat cracks the leather.2 to slash, to cut up (informal) (apuñalar).3 to natter on, to witter on (informal) (hablar). (peninsular Spanish)4 to rip open, to rip apart, to rip up.El clavo rajó mi vestido The nail ripped open my dress.5 to boast, to brag.* * *1 (hender) to split, crack2 (hacer tajadas) to slice3 argot (acuchillar) to cut up1 (partirse) to split, crack2 familiar (desistir) to back out, quit3 familiar (acobardarse) to chicken out* * *verbto crack, split* * *1. VT1) [+ papel, tejido] to tear, rip; [+ neumático, rueda] to slash; [+ vidrio, cerámica] to crack; [+ leña] to chop up2) * (=acuchillar) to cut up *3) LAm (=calumniar) to slander, run down4) LAm ** [+ examen] to flunk *, fail6) Cono Sur * [+ trabajador] to fire *2. VI1) * (=hablar mucho) to natter *rajar de algn — * (=criticar) to slag sb off *
2) * (=jactarse) to brag3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( agrietar) to crack, cause... to crackb) ( desgarrar) to tear, ripc) (arg) < persona> to knife (colloq)le rajó el cuello — he slit his throat (colloq)
2)a) (CS fam) ( criticar) to run... downb) (Andes) ( en examen) (fam) to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)2.rajar via) (Col, Per fam) ( criticar)rajar DE alguien — to badmouth somebody (AmE colloq), to slag somebody off (BrE colloq)
b) (Bol, CS fam) ( huir rápido) to run away3.rajemos de aquí — let's get out of here (colloq), let's beat it (colloq)
rajarse v pron1) pared/cerámica to crack; tela to split, tear, rip2)a) (fam) ( echarse atrás) to back outb) (Col, Per fam) ( en examen) to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)* * *= crack.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.----* rajarse = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( agrietar) to crack, cause... to crackb) ( desgarrar) to tear, ripc) (arg) < persona> to knife (colloq)le rajó el cuello — he slit his throat (colloq)
2)a) (CS fam) ( criticar) to run... downb) (Andes) ( en examen) (fam) to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)2.rajar via) (Col, Per fam) ( criticar)rajar DE alguien — to badmouth somebody (AmE colloq), to slag somebody off (BrE colloq)
b) (Bol, CS fam) ( huir rápido) to run away3.rajemos de aquí — let's get out of here (colloq), let's beat it (colloq)
rajarse v pron1) pared/cerámica to crack; tela to split, tear, rip2)a) (fam) ( echarse atrás) to back outb) (Col, Per fam) ( en examen) to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)* * *= crack.Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
* rajarse = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).* * *rajar [A1 ]vtA1 (agrietar) ‹pared/cerámica› to crack, cause … to crack2 (desgarrar) ‹tela› to tear, ripsi te mueves te rajo el cuello move and I'll slit your throat ( colloq)B■ rajarvi2 (Col, Per fam) (criticar) rajar DE algn; to badmouth sb ( AmE colloq), to slag sb off ( BrE colloq)rajemos, que viene la maestra the teacher's coming, let's get out of here o let's beat it o let's split ( colloq)salieron rajando cuando llegó la policía they ran for it o they ran away when the police arrived, they hightailed it ( AmE) o ( BrE) scarpered when the police arrived ( colloq)■ rajarseA1 «pared/cerámica» to crack2 «tela» to tear, rip; «pantalones» to splitB1 ( fam) (echarse atrás) to back outno fuimos porque se rajaron we didn't go because they pulled out o backed outtienes que venir, no te rajes you have to come, don't try to back out of it o don't try to get out of it3(Bol, Chi fam) (ser generoso): hoy que es tu cumpleaños, rájate con un vinito since it's your birthday today, why don't you buy o ( BrE) stand us a drink?* * *
rajar ( conjugate rajar) verbo transitivo
1
2
rajarse verbo pronominal
1 [pared/cerámica] to crack;
[ tela] to split, tear, rip
2 (fam) ( acobardarse) to back off
rajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una fruta, un embutido) to slice
2 (un objeto) to crack, split
(un neumático) to slash
3 argot (a una persona) to knife, stab
II vi fam to chat: estuvieron rajando toda la tarde, they were chatting all afternoon
' rajar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- quebrar
English:
rip
- slash
- slit
- crack
* * *♦ vt1. [cerámica, puerta] to crack;[tela] to tear, to rip; [piel] to gash;le rajaron un neumático he had one of his tyres slasheddame el dinero o te rajo hand over the money or I'll cut you up4. Col, PRico [aplastar, apabullar] to crush, to defeat♦ viFamestuvo toda la tarde rajando por teléfono he spent the whole afternoon chatting o esp Br nattering on the phonese comió la sopa rajando she guzzled the soup down as fast as she could* * *I v/t1 fruta cut, slice2 cerámica crack3 neumático slashII v/i famgossip* * *rajar vthender: to crack, to splitrajar vi* * * -
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v.to crack (muro, tierra, plato).* * *1 to crack (piel) to chap1 to crack (piel) to get chapped* * *verb* * *1.VT (=resquebrajar) to crack, crack open; [+ piel] to chap2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <tierra/pintura> to crack2.agrietarse v pron tierra/pared to crack; piel to chap, become chapped* * *= crack.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.----* agrietarse = fracture.* * *1.verbo transitivo <tierra/pintura> to crack2.agrietarse v pron tierra/pared to crack; piel to chap, become chapped* * *= crack.Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
* agrietarse = fracture.* * *agrietar [A1 ]vt‹tierra/pintura› to cracklabios agrietados chapped lips«pintura/tierra/pared» to crack; «labios/manos» to chap, become chapped* * *
agrietar verbo transitivo to crack
(escamar la piel) to chap
' agrietar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rajar
English:
crack
* * *♦ vt1. [muro, tierra, plato] to crack2. [labios, piel] to chap* * *agrietar vt: to crack* * *agrietar vb to crack -
39 chasquido
m.1 crack.2 snap, snap of the fingers.3 crack of a whip.* * *1 (de la lengua) click; (de los dedos) snap2 (de látigo, madera) crack3 (de manjar) crunch* * *noun m.1) clip2) crack3) snap* * *SM (=ruido seco) [de lengua] click; [de dedos] snap; [de madera] crack* * *a) ( de la lengua) click; ( de los dedos) click, snapb) ( de látigo) crack; ( de rama seca) crack, snap* * *= swish.Ex. At times when I'm in bed I can hear a swishing sound in my head, not a constant swish but a pulsating swish.* * *a) ( de la lengua) click; ( de los dedos) click, snapb) ( de látigo) crack; ( de rama seca) crack, snap* * *= swish.Ex: At times when I'm in bed I can hear a swishing sound in my head, not a constant swish but a pulsating swish.
* * *1 (de la lengua) click; (de los dedos) click, snap2 (de un látigo) crack; (de una rama seca) crack, snap* * *
chasquido sustantivo masculino
( de los dedos) click, snap
( de rama seca) crack, snap
chasquido m (ruido) crack
(de la lengua) click
(de los dedos) snap
' chasquido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
latigazo
English:
crack
- snap
- click
* * *chasquido nm1. [de lengua] click2. [de dedos] snap, click3. [de látigo] crack4. [de madera, hueso] crack5. [de arma] click* * *m1 click; de lengua click, clicking noise2 de látigo crack* * *chasquido nm1) : click (of the tongue or fingers)2) : snap, crack* * *chasquido n (de madera, látigo, etc) crack -
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v.1 to crack.2 to break, to debilitate.* * *1 to crack1 to crack* * *1.VT to crack, split2.See:* * *1. 2.resquebrajarse v pron loza/roca to crack; madera to split* * *= crack.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.----* empezar a resquebrajarse = develop + cracks.* resquebrajarse = crack, fracture.* * *1. 2.resquebrajarse v pron loza/roca to crack; madera to split* * *= crack.Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
* empezar a resquebrajarse = develop + cracks.* resquebrajarse = crack, fracture.* * *resquebrajar [A1 ]vt‹loza/roca› to crack; ‹madera› to split«loza/roca» to crack; «madera» to split* * *
resquebrajar ( conjugate resquebrajar) verbo transitivo ‹loza/roca› to crack;
‹ madera› to split
resquebrajarse verbo pronominal [loza/roca] to crack;
[ madera] to split
* * *♦ vt[piedra, loza, plástico] to crack; [madera] to split* * *v/t crack* * *resquebrajar vt: to split, to crack
См. также в других словарях:
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Crack — Crack, n. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Rupture; flaw; breach, in a moral sense. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crack — crack1 [krak] vi. [ME craken < OE cracian, to resound, akin to Ger krachen < IE base * ger : see CROW1] 1. to make a sudden, sharp noise, as of something breaking 2. to break or split, usually without complete separation of parts 3. a) to… … English World dictionary
Crack — may refer to: Crack cocaine, the freebase form of cocaine that can be smoked Crack, a fracture or discontinuation in a body Crack may also refer to: Contents 1 Music 2 Slang … Wikipedia
crack — ► NOUN 1) a narrow opening between two parts of something which has split or been broken. 2) a sudden sharp or explosive noise. 3) a sharp blow. 4) informal a joke or jibe. 5) informal an attempt to do something. 6) Irish enjoyable entertainment; … English terms dictionary
Crack — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda La palabra crack es un anglicismo que se ha agregado al español para expresar diversos conceptos. En el arte, Generación del crack, un movimiento estético de narradores mexicanos de fines del siglo XX. En informática … Wikipedia Español
Crack — (kr[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cracked} (kr[a^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cracking}.] [OE. cracken, craken, to crack, break, boast, AS. cracian, cearcian, to crack; akin to D. kraken, G. krachen; cf. Skr. garj to rattle, or perh. of imitative origin … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crack — vb *break, burst, bust, snap, shatter, shiver Analogous words: split, rend, cleave, rive (see TEAR) crack n 1 Crack, cleft, fissure, crevasse, crevice, cranny, chink are comparable when meaning an opening, break, or discontinuity made by or as if … New Dictionary of Synonyms
crack — [adj] super, first rate able, ace, adept, best, capital, choice, crackerjack*, deluxe, elite, excellent, expert, first class, handpicked, pro*, proficient, skilled, skillful, superior, talented; concepts 528,542,574 Ant. bad, inferior, poor crack … New thesaurus
crack up — {v.} 1. To wreck or be wrecked; smash up. * /The airplane cracked up in landing./ * /He cracked up his car./ 2. {informal} To become mentally ill under physical or mental overwork or worry. * /He had kept too busy for years, and when failures… … Dictionary of American idioms