crack synonyms

crack*

modif.

first-rate, first-class, skilled; see able 1, 2, excellent.

crack

n.

  1. An incomplete break

    fracture, split, cut, splintering; see break 1, fracture 1, 2.

  2. A crevice

    chink, cleft, fissure, rift; see hole 1, 2.

  3. A cracking sound

    snap, clap, burst, report; see noise 1.

  4. A blow

    hit, thwack, smack; see blow 1.

  5. *A witty or sharp comment

    return, wisecrack, witticism, jest; see joke 2, remark.

crack

v.

  1. To make or become cracked

    split, fracture, shatter, craze; see break 1, 2, 3.

  2. To make a noise of something breaking

    snap, crackle, bang, crash; see sound 1.

  3. To damage

    injure, hurt, impair; see damage 1.

  4. *To lose mental control

    break down, go to pieces, succumb, go crazy; see crack up 2, weaken 1, yield 1.

  5. To solve

    figure out, answer, decipher, decode; see solve. See syn. study at break.

get cracking*

get going, go, start, get a move on*; see begin 1, move 1.

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