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crack

verb
  1. To undergo partial breaking: fissure, fracture, rupture, split. See help
  2. To make a sudden sharp, explosive noise: bang, bark, clap, pop 1, snap. See sounds
  3. To find the key to (a code, for example): break, decipher, decrypt, puzzle out. See knowledge
  4. To give way mentally and emotionally: break (down), collapse, snap. Informal: crack up, fold. See explosion
  5. To suddenly lose all health or strength: break (down), cave in, collapse, drop, give out, succumb. Informal: crack up. Slang: conk out. Idiom: give way. See health
phrasal verb

crack up
  1. Informal. To undergo wrecking: crash, smash. Informal: pile up. See help
  2. Informal. To give way mentally and emotionally: break (down), collapse, crack, snap. Informal: fold. See explosion
  3. Informal. To suddenly lose all health or strength: break (down), cave in, collapse, crack, drop, give out, succumb. Slang: conk out. Idiom: give way. See health
noun
  1. A sudden sharp, explosive noise: bang, bark, clap, explosion, pop 1, rat-a-tat-tat, report, snap. See sounds
  2. A usually narrow partial opening caused by splitting and rupture: break, chink, cleavage, cleft, crevice, fissure, rift, split. See open
  3. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke: bang, blow 2, clout, hit, lick, pound, slug 3, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. Informal: bash, biff, bop, clip 1, wallop. Slang: belt, conk, paste. See attack, strike
  4. A trying to do or make something: attempt, effort, endeavor, essay, go, offer, stab, trial, try. Informal: shot. Slang: take. Archaic: assay. See try
  5. A brief trial: go, stab, try. Informal: fling, shot, whack, whirl. See try
  6. A flippant or sarcastic remark: dig, quip. Slang: wisecrack. See respect, words
  7. A very brief time: flash, instant, minute 1, moment, second 1, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink. Informal: jiff, jiffy. Chiefly British: tick. See big, time
adjective
Having or demonstrating a high degree of knowledge or skill: adept, expert, master, masterful, masterly, professional, proficient, skilled, skillful. Slang: crackerjack. See ability
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