| crack | (verb) break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension | Synonyms: snap |
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| (verb) become fractured; break or crack on the surface only | Synonyms: break, check |
| (verb) break partially but keep its integrity | - |
| (verb) cause to become cracked | - |
| (verb) reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking | - |
| (verb) break into simpler molecules by means of heat | - |
| (verb) pass through (a barrier) | Synonyms: break through |
| (verb) tell spontaneously | - |
| (verb) hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise | - |
| (verb) suffer a nervous breakdown | Synonyms: break up, collapse, crack up, crock up |
| (verb) make a sharp sound | Synonyms: snap |
| (verb) make a very sharp explosive sound | - |
| (verb) gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions | - |
| crackle | (verb) to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks | - |
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| (verb) make a crushing noise | Synonyms: crunch, scranch, scraunch |
| (verb) make a crackling sound | Synonyms: crepitate |