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cracks

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. 1.A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
  2. 2.A narrow opening.
  3. 3.A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.
  4. 4.Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
  5. 5.The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.

verb

  1. 1.To form cracks.
  2. 2.To break apart under pressure.
  3. 3.To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
  4. 4.To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.
  5. 5.To make a cracking sound.

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