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Cracked Crack Transitive Break Make Sth Verb Hit

Level B2 
Kind verb
Front crack 
IPA  /kræk   / verb
Back çatlamak; çatlatmak
Back 2

crack (verb)

 /kræk   / verb
 
BREAK
1 [intransitive, transitive]
to break or to make sth break so that a line appears on the surface, but without breaking into pieces
çatlamak; çatlatmak
 Don't put boiling water into that glass – it'll crack.
 The stone cracked the windscreen but didn't break it.
 2 [transitive]
to break sth open
kırmak
 Crack two eggs into a bowl.
HIT
3 [transitive]
to hit a part of your body against sth; to hit sb with sth
vurmak
 She stood up and cracked her head on the cupboard door.
 She cracked the thief over the head with her umbrella.
MAKE SOUND
4 [intransitive, transitive]
to make a sudden loud, sharp sound; to cause sth to make this sound
şaklamak;
şaklatmak
 to crack a whip/your knuckles
VOICE
5 [intransitive]
(used about sb's voice) to suddenly change in a way that is not controlled
 (ses) çatallaşmak
 Her voice cracked as she spoke about her parent's death.
UNDER PRESSURE
6 [intransitive]
to no longer be able to deal with pressure and so lose control
dağıtmak, bunalıma girmek
 He cracked under the strain of all his problems.
FIND SOLUTION
7 [transitive] (informal)
to solve a problem
 (problem) çözmek
 I think I've cracked it!
 to crack a code
 The police have cracked an international drug-smuggling ring.
JOKE
8 [transitive]
to tell or make a joke
 (fıkra) anlatmak;
(espri) patlatmak
 Stop cracking jokes and do some work!
IDIOM
get cracking
(British, informal)
to start doing sth immediately
işe koyulmak
 I have to finish this job today so I'd better get cracking.
PHRASAL VERBS
crack down (on sb/sth)
(used about people in authority) to start dealing strictly with bad or illegal behaviour
üstüne gitmek, tutumunu sertleştirmek
 The police have started to crack down on drug dealers.
crack up
1 (informal)
to be unable to deal with pressure and so lose control and become mentally ill
dağıtmak, bunalıma girmek
 He cracked up when his wife left him.
 2 (slang)
to suddenly start laughing, especially when you should be serious
kahkahalara boğulmak
 

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