Nouns (24)
crack
n. a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted
gap
n. a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack"
shot
n. a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"
fracture, cracking
n. the act of cracking something
check, chip
n. a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
sally, wisecrack, quip
n. witty remark
fissure, cleft, crevice, scissure
n. a long narrow opening
pass, fling, whirl, go, offer
n. a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
chap, fissure, crevice, scissure, cranny
n. a long narrow depression in a surface
Verbs (14)
crack
v. make a very sharp explosive sound; "His gun cracked"
fracture
v. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"
break partially
v. break partially but keep its integrity; "The glass cracked"
hit forcefully
v. hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise; "The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler"
snap
v. make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped"
snap, break abruptly, break suddenly
v. break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The rope snapped"
pass, break through
v. as through a barrier; "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"
collapse, crack up, break up, crock up
v. suffer a nervous breakdown
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Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (130)
recess, niche
n. an enclosure that is set back or indented
span, bridge
n. a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
stretch
n. a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"
joke, jest, jocularity
n. activity characterized by good humor
joke, jest, wheeze, yak, gag, laugh, jape
n. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
takeoff, parody, mockery, charade, lampoon, spoof, sendup, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade
n. a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
give-and-take, banter, raillery, backchat
n. light teasing repartee
repartee
n. adroitness and cleverness in reply
humor, wit, humour, witticism, wittiness
n. a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
abuse, insult, revilement, contumely
n. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
crack, chap, fissure, crevice, scissure, cranny
n. a long narrow depression in a surface
cleavage
n. the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)
escapade, lark
n. any carefree episode
play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper
n. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"
trick, caper, prank, antic, joke
n. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
joke, jest, jocularity
n. activity characterized by good humor
account, report
n. the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
snap, child's play, walkover, cinch, pushover, duck soup, piece of cake
n. activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child"
crack, fissure, cleft, crevice, scissure
n. a long narrow opening
recession, recess, corner, niche
n. a small concavity
burst, bust, shatter
v. "The wine glass shattered"
break, burst, erupt
v. force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger"
splinter, sliver, break into splinters
v. break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered"
pull, rip, rive, rend
v. tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
splinter, break away, secede
v. withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
break, break away
v. interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns"
adjust, conform, adapt
v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
chip, come off, break off, chip off, break away
v. break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"
split, tear, cleave, rive
v. part
cleave, make by cutting into
v. make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
catch, grab, take hold of
v. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"
capture, catch, get
v. succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
stop, intercept
v. seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"
snap, rupture, tear, bust
v. separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
break, bust, cause to break
v. ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"
split, tear, cleave, rive
v. part
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Antonyms (4)
stay, rest, remain, continue
v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
crack
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