crack Význam & definícia

Význam crack v slovenčine

• 0 to break something so that it does not separate, but very thin lines appear on its surface, or to become broken in this way:

  • A stone hit the window and cracked the glass.

  • I cracked my tooth as I fell.

  • The walls cracked and the roof collapsed in the earthquake.

  • Stress and overwork are causing teachers to crack (up).

  • Their relationship began to crack (up) after their child died.

  • He cracked during questioning and told us where to find the stolen goods.

• 1 to break something open, especially in order to reach or use what is inside:

  • Crack three eggs into a bowl and mix them together.

  • He cracked (open) the nuts with his hands.

• 2 to find a solution to a problem:

  • They cracked the code and read the secret message.

  • UK I've been trying to solve this problem all week, but I still haven't cracked it.

• 3 to hit something or someone:

  • I cracked my head on/against the door.

  • They cracked him over the head with a baseball bat.

• 4 to make a sudden, short noise, or to cause something to make this noise:

  • The whip cracked over the horses' heads.

  • He's always cracking his knuckles (= pulling the joints of his fingers to make a noise).

  • Her voice cracked with emotion as she told the story.

• 5 to make a joke or funny remark:

  • He's always cracking jokes.

• 6 a very narrow space between parts of something:

  • Cracks had appeared in the dry ground.

  • We peered through the crack in the floorboards.

  • figurative Cracks began to show in his façade of self-confidence.

  • She opened the door just a crack to listen to the conversation.

• 7 a sudden loud sound:

  • the crack of a rifle/whip/breaking branch

• 8 an attempt:

  • It was her first crack at beating the record.

  • It's not something I've done before, but I'll have/ ( US take) a crack at it.

• 9 a powerful form of the drug cocaine:

  • Several kilos of crack were found in her luggage.

  • a crack addict

• 10 →  craic Irish English

• 11 a method of getting into someone else's computer system:

  • Find cracks for your shareware programs.

• 12 a wisecrack informal

• 13 excellent, or of the highest quality:

  • a crack regiment

  • crack troops

• 14 to damage something by causing thin lines or spaces to appear on its surface; break slightly:

  • [ I ] The concrete on the front of the building had begun to crack.

  • [ T ] The X-ray showed that she had cracked a bone in her foot.

• 15 to hit something hard:

  • He fell backward, his head cracking against a tree.

• 16 to break something open, esp. in order to reach or use what is inside:

  • He cracked three eggs into a mixing bowl.

• 17 to make a sudden, sharp noise or to cause something to make such a noise:

  • [ I ] All around us the lightning was cracking.

• 18 to weaken and become less able to think in a reasonable way, esp. because of anxiety or fear:

  • In spite of intense questioning for over eight hours, she never cracked.

• 19 to make a joke or amusing remark:

  • Jerry’s always cracking jokes.

• 20 an attempt; a try:

  • I’ve never tried to cook this before, but I thought I’d have a crack at it.

• 21 a joking remark that is critical of someone or slightly insulting:

  • She’s always making cracks about how much I eat.

• 22 a thin line or space in the surface of something, usually a sign of damage:

  • A series of cracks developed in the road surface.

  • She opened the door a crack.

• 23 skillful; expert:

  • The man’s a crack technician.