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The correct spelling is cracks.
How to pronounce cracks
noun
IPA: /kɹæks/
Say it like: Cra-ks
The correct spelling is cracks. A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material. For example: "A large crack had formed in the roadway."
Usage Examples
“A large crack had formed in the roadway.”
“Open the door a crack.”
“I didn't appreciate that crack about my hairstyle.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
- 2.A narrow opening.
- 3.A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.
- 4.Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
- 5.The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.
verb
- 1.To form cracks.
- 2.To break apart under pressure.
- 3.To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
- 4.To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.
- 5.To make a cracking sound.
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