| word | crack |
|---|---|
| definition | verb If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface. A gas main had cracked under my neighbour's garage and gas had seeped into our homes. Crack the salt crust on the fish and you will find the skin just peels off. If something cracks, or if you crack it, it makes a sharp sound like the sound of a piece of wood breaking. Thunder cracked in the sky. He cracked his fingers nervously. If you crack a hard part of your body, such as your knee or your head, you hurt it by accidentally hitting it hard against something. He cracked his head on the pavement and was knocked cold. When you crack something that has a shell, such as an egg or a nut, you break the shell in order to reach the inside part. Crack the eggs into a bowl. If you crack a problem or a code, you solve it, especially after a lot of thought. He has finally cracked the system after years of painstaking research. If someone cracks, they lose control of their emotions or actions because they are under a lot of pressure. She's calm and strong, and she is just not going to crack. He was said to have cracked under the pressure and resigned. If your voice cracks when you are speaking or singing, it changes in pitch because you are feeling a strong emotion. Her voice cracked and she began to cry. If you crack a joke, you tell it. Somebody cracked a joke and we all laughed. |
| inflections | crackscrackingcracked |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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