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crack
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?æk/
- Rhymes: -æk
Etymology 1
From Middle English crakken, craken, from Old English cracian (“to resound, crack”), from Proto-West Germanic *krak?n, from Proto-Germanic *krak?n? (“to crack, crackle, shriek”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gerh?- (“to resound, cry hoarsely”).
Cognate with Scots crak (“to crack”), West Frisian kreakje (“to crack”), Dutch kraken (“to crunch, creak, squeak”), Low German kraken (“to crack”), German krachen (“to crash, crack, creak”), Lithuanian gìrgžd?ti (“to creak, squeak”), Old Armenian ?????? (karka??), Sanskrit ?????? (gárjati, “to roar, hum”).
Verb
crack (third-person singular simple present cracks, present participle cracking, simple past and past participle cracked)
- (intransitive) To form cracks.
- It's been so dry, the ground is starting to crack.
- (intransitive) To break apart under pressure.
- When I tried to stand on the chair, it cracked.
- (intransitive) To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
- Anyone would crack after being hounded like that.
- (intransitive) To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.
- When we showed him the pictures of the murder scene, he cracked.
- (intransitive) To make a cracking sound.
- The bat cracked with authority and the ball went for six.
- (intransitive, of a voice) To change rapidly in register.
- His voice cracked with emotion.
- (intransitive, of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.
- His voice finally cracked when he was fourteen.
- (intransitive) To make a sharply humorous comment.
- "I would too, with a face like that," she cracked.
- (transitive) To make a crack or cracks in.
- The ball cracked the window.
- (transitive) To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.
- You'll need a hammer to crack a black walnut.
- (transitive) To strike forcefully.
- She cracked him over the head with her handbag.
- (transitive) To open slightly.
- Could you please crack the window?
- (transitive) To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure. (Figurative)
- They managed to crack him on the third day.
- (transitive) To solve a difficult problem. (Figurative, from cracking a nut.)
- I've finally cracked it, and of course the answer is obvious in hindsight.
- (transitive) To overcome a security system or a component.
- It took a minute to crack the lock, three minutes to crack the security system, and about twenty minutes to crack the safe.
- They finally cracked the code.
- (transitive) To cause to make a sharp sound.
- to crack a whip
- (transitive) To tell (a joke).
- The performance was fine until he cracked that dead baby joke.
- (transitive, chemistry, informal) To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.
- Acetone is cracked to ketene and methane at 700°C.
- (transitive, computing) To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.
- That software licence will expire tomorrow unless we can crack it.
- (transitive, informal) To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.
- I'd love to crack open a beer.
- Let's crack a tube and watch the game.
- 1894, The Strand (volume 8, page 569)
- Old Bouvet was waiting in the passage when I entered, and he asked me whether we might not crack a bottle of wine together.
- (obsolete) To brag, boast.
- (archaic, colloquial) To be ruined or impaired; to fail.
- The credit […] of exchequers cracks, when little comes in and much goes out.
Derived terms
Related terms
- crazed (exhibiting fine-line cracks)
Translations
See also
- hack
Noun
crack (countable and uncountable, plural cracks)
- A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
- A narrow opening.
- A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.
- (slang) Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
- (figuratively, humorous) Something good-tasting or habit-forming.
- (figuratively, humorous) Something good-tasting or habit-forming.
- (onomatopoeia) The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.
- (onomatopoeia) Any sharp sound.
- A sharp, resounding blow.
- 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch 11:
- Mrs. Perkins, who has not been for some weeks on speaking terms with Mrs. Piper in consequence for an unpleasantness originating in young Perkins' having "fetched" young Piper "a crack," renews her friendly intercourse on this auspicious occasion.
- 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch 11:
- (informal) An attempt at something.
- (vulgar, slang) Vagina.
- (informal) The space between the buttocks; the buttcrack.
- (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous storytelling; good company.
- 2001, William F. Gray, The Villain, iUniverse, p. 214:
- Being a native of Northumberland, she was enjoying their banter and Geordie good humour. This was what she needed — good company and good crack.
- 2004, Bill Griffiths, Dictionary of North East Dialect, Northumbria University Press (quoting Dunn, 1950)
- "his a bit o' good crack — interesting to talk to"
- 2006, Patrick McCabe, Winterwood, Bloomsbury 2007, p. 10:
- By the time we've got a good drunk on us there'll be more crack in this valley than the night I pissed on the electric fence!
- 2001, William F. Gray, The Villain, iUniverse, p. 214:
- (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Business; events; news.
- What's this crack about a possible merger.
- (computing) A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.
- (hydrodynamics, US, dated) An expanding circle of white water surrounding the site of a large explosion at shallow depth, marking the progress of the shock wave through the air above the water.
- (Cumbria, elsewhere throughout the North of the UK) a meaningful chat.
- (Internet slang) Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose.
- The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
- a. 1611, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act 4, Scene 2
- And let us, Polydore, though now our voices / Have got the mannish crack, sing him to the ground, …
- a. 1611, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act 4, Scene 2
- (archaic) A mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity.
- (archaic) A crazy or crack-brained person.
- (obsolete) A boast; boasting.
- (obsolete) Breach of chastity.
- a. 1611, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act 5, Scene 5
- But think her bond of chastity quite crack'd, I having ta'en the forfeit. …
- a. 1611, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act 5, Scene 5
- (obsolete) A boy, generally a pert, lively boy.
- (slang, dated, Britain) A brief time; an instant; a jiffy.
Usage notes
- (Scots language, common in lowland Scotland and Ulster, conviviality): In the last few decades the word has been adopted into Gaelic; as there is no "k" in the Irish language the spelling craic has been devised.
Synonyms
- (vulgar: space between the buttocks): bum crack (UK), arse crack (UK), ass crack (US)
- (cocaine that is heat-altered at the moment of inhalation): crack cocaine
- (A crazy or crack-brained person): crackpot
Coordinate terms
- (phenomenon from underwater explosion): slick
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
1793 slang, of Unknown origin
Adjective
crack (not comparable)
- Highly trained and competent.
- Excellent, first-rate, superior, top-notch.
Derived terms
- crack train
- crack troops
Related terms
- crackerjack
Translations
Finnish
Etymology
From English crack.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kræk/, [?kræk]
Noun
crack
- crack (variety of cocaine)
Declension
French
Etymology
From English crack.
Noun
crack f (plural cracks)
- crack (expert person)
crack f (uncountable)
- crack (cocaine)
Portuguese
Etymology
From English crack.
Noun
crack m (plural cracks)
- crack (variety of cocaine)
- crack (computer program for bypassing license-related and other restrictions)
Further reading
- “crack” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology 1
From English crack.
Noun
crack m (plural cracks)
- crack (variety of cocaine)
- champion, ace, pro, wizard, dude (outstanding person)
Etymology 2
From English crash influenced by crack and crac.
Noun
crack m (plural cracks)
- Alternative form of crac
Further reading
- “crack” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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sever
English
Etymology
From Middle English severen, from Old French sevrer, from Latin separ?re (“to separate”), from se- (“apart”) + par?re (“provide, arrange”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?s?v.?/
- Rhymes: -?v?(r)
Verb
sever (third-person singular simple present severs, present participle severing, simple past and past participle severed)
- (transitive) To cut free.
- The angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just.
- 1999, Eminem, Role Model
- That I just severed the main vein with a chainsaw and I'm in pain?
- (intransitive) To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.
- (intransitive) To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
- The Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt.
- (law) To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate.
Synonyms
- becut
- cut off
Derived terms
- severable
- severally
Related terms
- separate
Translations
Further reading
- sever in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- sever in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- sever at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- 'verse, -verse, reves, serve, veers, verse
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin sev?rus.
Pronunciation
(Balearic) IPA(key): /s??ve/
- (Central) IPA(key): /s??be/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /se?ve?/
Adjective
sever (feminine severa, masculine plural severs, feminine plural severes)
- strict, severe
Derived terms
- severament
Related terms
- severitat
Further reading
- “sever” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “sever” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “sever” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “sever” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *s?ver?. See also German Schauer or English shower (originally) ("Cold Rain").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?s?v?r]
Noun
sever m
- north
Declension
Antonyms
- jih
Derived terms
- severní
- Severka
- severák
- seve?an
- severovýchod
- severozápad
Coordinate terms
- (compass points)
Further reading
- sever in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- sever in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Interlingua
Adjective
sever (comparative plus sever, superlative le plus sever)
- severe
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *s?far, from Proto-West Germanic *saifr.
Noun
sêver n
- drool, saliva
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- sêveren
Descendants
- Dutch: zever
- Limburgish: zeiver
Further reading
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “sever”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN
Old Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?se?fer/, [?s??fer]
- (Late Old Frisian) IPA(key): /?se?wer/, [?s??wer]
Noun
s?ver m
- Alternative form of s?ver
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, ?ISBN, page 28
Romanian
Etymology
From French sévère, from Latin severus.
Adjective
sever m or n (feminine singular sever?, masculine plural severi, feminine and neuter plural severe)
- strict
Declension
Related terms
- severitate
Further reading
- sever in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (Ijekavian): sj?ver
- (Ekavian): ??ver
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *s?ver?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sê?er/
- Hyphenation: se?ver
Noun
s?ver m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- (uncountable) north
Declension
Antonyms
- (south): jug
Related terms
- severni
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *s?ver?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?sever]
Noun
sever m (genitive singular severu, nominative plural severy, declension pattern of dub)
- North
Derived terms
- severák
- Severan
- severne
- severný
- severovýchod
- severozápad
Further reading
- sever in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *s?ver?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sè???r/
Noun
s??ver m inan
- north
Inflection
Derived terms
- séveren
Further reading
- “sever”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Turkish
Verb
sever
- third-person singular present simple indicative positive degree of sevmek
Antonyms
- sevmez
See also
- sever sevmez
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