CRACKING

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VERB
  • Definition - To form cracks.
  • Example - It's been so dry, the ground is starting to crack.
  • Definition - To break apart under pressure.
  • Example - When I tried to stand on the chair, it cracked.
  • Definition - To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
  • Example - Anyone would crack after being hounded like that.
  • Definition - To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.
  • Example - When we showed him the pictures of the murder scene, he cracked.
  • Definition - To make a cracking sound.
  • Example - The bat cracked with authority and the ball went for six.
  • Definition - (of a voice) To change rapidly in register.
  • Example - His voice cracked with emotion.
  • Definition - (of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.
  • Example - His voice finally cracked when he was fourteen.
  • Definition - To make a sharply humorous comment.
  • Example - "I would too, with a face like that," she cracked.
  • Definition - To make a crack or cracks in.
  • Example - The ball cracked the window.
  • Definition - To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.
  • Example - You'll need a hammer to crack a black walnut.
  • Definition - To strike forcefully.
  • Example - She cracked him over the head with her handbag.
  • Definition - To open slightly.
  • Example - Could you please crack the window?
  • Definition - To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure. (Figurative)
  • Example - They managed to crack him on the third day.
  • Definition - To solve a difficult problem. (Figurative, from cracking a nut.)
  • Example - I've finally cracked it, and of course the answer is obvious in hindsight.
  • Definition - To overcome a security system or a component.
  • Example - It took a minute to crack the lock, three minutes to crack the security system, and about twenty minutes to crack the safe.
  • Definition - To cause to make a sharp sound.
  • Example - to crack a whip
  • Definition - To tell (a joke).
  • Example - The performance was fine until he cracked that dead baby joke.
  • Definition - To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.
  • Example - Acetone is cracked to ketene and methane at 700°C.
  • Definition - To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.
  • Example - That software licence will expire tomorrow unless we can crack it.
  • Definition - To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.
  • Example - I'd love to crack open a beer.
  • Definition - To brag, boast.
  • Example - I'd love to crack open a beer.
  • Definition - To be ruined or impaired; to fail.
  • Example - I'd love to crack open a beer.
NOUN
  • Definition - The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.
  • Example - I'd love to crack open a beer.
  • Definition - The formation of cracks on a surface.
  • Example - I'd love to crack open a beer.
  • Definition - The production of a crack sound.
  • Example - the crackings of whips
ADJECTIVE
  • Definition - Great.
  • Example - The race started at a cracking pace.
  • Definition - Enjoyable.
  • Example - We had a cracking time.
ADVERB
  • Definition - Very, usually associated with praise.
  • Example - It was a cracking good show.
Words in your word
8 Letter Words
cracking 17
7 Letter Words
arcking 14 carking 14 racking 14
6 Letter Words
caking 13 raking 11 arcing 9 caring 9 racing 9
5 Letter Words
crack 13 crick 13 crank 11 kiang 10 circa 9 acing 8 cigar 8 cairn 7 naric 7 garni 6 grain 6
4 Letter Words
cark 10 nick 10 rack 10 rick 10 gink 9 king 9 akin 8 kain 8 karn 8 kina 8 kirn 8 knar 8 krai 8 nark 8 raki 8 rank 8 rink 8 crag 7 cain 6 carn 6 narc 6 agin 5 gain 5 girn 5 gnar 5 gran 5 grin 5 ragi 5 rang 5 ring 5 airn 4 rain 4 rani 4
3 Letter Words
ick 9 ark 7 ink 7 irk 7 kin 7 kir 7 cig 6 arc 5 can 5 car 5 gan 4 gar 4 gin 4 nag 4 rag 4 rig 4 ain 3 air 3 ani 3 rai 3 ran 3 ria 3 rin 3
2 Letter Words
ka 6 ki 6 ag 3 gi 3 ai 2 an 2 ar 2 in 2 na 2
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