crack - English dictionary definition

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1. Crack  To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to crack nuts.
2. Crack  To rend with grief or pain; to affect deeply with sorrow; hence, to disorder; to distract; to craze.
3. Crack  To cause to sound suddenly and sharply; to snap; as, to crack a whip.
4. Crack  To utter smartly and sententiously; as, to crack a joke.
5. Crack  To cry up; to extol; -- followed by up.
6. Crack  To burst or open in chinks; to break, with or without quite separating into parts.
7. Crack  To be ruined or impaired; to fail.
8. Crack  To utter a loud or sharp, sudden sound.
9. Crack  To utter vain, pompous words; to brag; to boast; -- with of.
10. Crack  A partial separation of parts, with or without a perceptible opening; a chink or fissure; a narrow breach; a crevice; as, a crack in timber, or in a wall, or in glass.