Crack Kræk Walls Economic Policy Beginning Show Peeped

• this cup has a crack in it.
• cracks began to appear in the walls.
• the cracks (= faults) in the government's economic policy are already beginning to show.
• she peeped through the crack in the curtains.

crack

1. a line on the surface of something where it has broken but not split into separate parts
• This cup has a crack in it.
• Cracks began to appear in the walls.
• The cracks (= faults) in the government's economic policy are already beginning to show.
2. a narrow space or opening
• She peeped through the crack in the curtains.
• The door opened a crack (= a small amount).
3. a sudden loud noise
• a crack of thunder
• the sharp crack of a rifle shot
4. a sharp blow that can be heard
• She fell over and got a nasty crack on the head.
5. an occasion when you try to do something
• synonym attempt
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/attempt_1
• She hopes to have another crack at the world record this year.
6. a powerful, illegal drug that is a form of cocaine
• See related entries: Addiction
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/addiction/crack_3
• a crack addict
7. a joke, especially a critical one
• He made a very unfair crack about her looks.
8. a good time; friendly, enjoyable talk
• Where's the crack tonight?
• He's a person who enjoys a drink and a bit of crack.
9. very early in the morning
• I have to get up at the crack of dawn.
10. a reasonable opportunity to show that you can do something
• I felt we weren't given a fair crack of the whip.

Extra Examples

• A fine crack ran up the wall.
• A loud crack echoed off the empty walls.
• Could you open the window just a crack?
• He gave a crack of laughter.
• He gets really mad if anyone makes a crack about his weight.
• He had a good crack at opening the door, but it wouldn’t budge.
• The chandelier hit the floor with a crack.
• There’s a crack in the fence big enough to look through.
• We filled the cracks in the plaster before hanging the wallpaper.
• Wide cracks appeared in the ground during the drought.
• a tiny crack of light under the door
• She heard the sharp crack of a rifle shot.
• She peeped through a crack in the curtains.
• The cracks in the government’s economic policy are already beginning to show.
• The door opened a crack.
• There was a deafening crack of thunder and the heavens opened.

Word Origin

• Old English cracian ‘make an explosive noise’; of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kraken and German krachen. Sense (8) of the noun is from Irish craic ‘entertaining conversation’.