To break with a sudden sharp sound; be or become shattered or shivered.To burst; split; open in chinks or fissures; be or become fractured on the surface; become chapped or chopped.To fail or be impaired; give way.In racing slang, to give out; fail; fall behind: said of a horse.To give forth a loud or sharp, abrupt sound; crackle as burning brushwood; snap: as, the whip cracks.To call out loudly; shout; bawl.To boast; brag; talk exultingly.To chat; talk freely and familiarly.To break; sever; sunder.To break in pieces; smash; split.To break with grief; affect deeply.Specifically, to break or cause to burst into chinks; break partially, or on the surface; break without entire separation of the parts: as, to crack glass or ice.To open and drink: as, to crack a bottle of wine.To mar; impair; spoil; hence, when applied to the brain, to dement.To make a snapping sound with; cause to make a sharp, sudden sound: as, to crack a whip.To boast or brag in regard to; exult in or about.To use in utterance; talk: as, to “crack Latin,”n. A chink or fissure; a narrow fracture; a crevice; a partial separation of the parts of a substance, with or without an opening or displacement: as, a crack in a board, in a wall, or in glass.n. Hence A moral breach, flaw, or defect: as, there is a decided crack in his character or reputation.n. A sharp or loud sound, more or less sudden, explosive, or startling; the sound of anything suddenly rent or broken: as, a crack of thunder; the crack of a whip.n. A sharp, resounding blow: as, he gave him a crack on the head.n. A gun: as, “crakys of war,”n. A broken, changing, infirm, or otherwise altered tone of voice, as that of youth verging on manhood, or of old age.n. Mental aberration; mania; crankiness: as, he has a crack.n. A crazy person; a crank.n. One who excels; one of superior merit; the best.n. A lie; a fib.n. A boast.n. A boaster.n. A prostitute.n. A boy, generally a pert, lively boy.n. An instant: as, I'll be with you in a crack.n. Free, familiar conversation; a comfortable chat.Excellent; first-rate; having qualities to be proud of; in definite use, the best or most excellent: as, a crack shot; a crack regiment; the crack player of the band.In golf, said of a player ‘who goes to pieces.’To shoot with small arms; fire: as, to crack at birds.To become harsh or unmanageable; more specifically, to break involuntarily into an upper register: said of a voice.In cricket, to hit (a ball) hard with the bat: usually said of balls hit in front of the wicket.In music, to render (a voice) harsh or unmanageable.n. In a length of cloth, a short space without weft.n. A burglary; a housebreaking; also, a cracksman; a burglar.
