English-Thai Dictionary
crack
ADJ ดีเยี่ยม excellent de-yiam
crack
N การ หวด blow hit thwack kan-huad
crack
N ความอ่อนแอ ข้อเสีย ข้อบกพร่อง weakness kwam-on-are
crack
N คำ เหน็บแนม kam-neb-naem
crack
N รอยแตก รอย กระเทาะ fracture split loi-teak
crack
N ร่อง lomg
crack
N เสียงแตก เปรี้ยงๆ clacking sound snap clap siang-taek-priang-priang
crack
VI กะเทาะ ออก ka-tor-ook
crack
VI ล้มเหลว fail lom-leo
crack
VI แตกร้าว taek-raol
crack
VI แตก ละเอียด taek-la-iad
crack
VT ถอดรหัส tod-ra-had
crack
VT ทำให้ กะเทาะ ออก tam-hai-ka-tor-ook
crack
VT ทำให้ ล้มเหลว fail tam-hai-lom-leo
crack
VT ทำให้ แตกร้าว tam-hai-de-yiam
crack
VT ทำให้ แตก ละเอียด tam-hai-taek-la-iad
crack
VT หวด ตี อย่างแรง huad
crack a book
PHRV อ่าน arn
crack a bottle
IDM เปิด ขวด poed-kuad
crack a joke
IDM เล่าเรื่อง ตลก lao-rueang-ta-lok
crack down on
PHRV จำกัด ควบคุม clamp dwon on jam-kad
crack of sparrow's fart
SL รุ่งเช้า the crack of sparrow's fart rong-chow
crack open
PHRV ทำลาย ข้อโต้แย้ง ขจัด ข้อโต้แย้ง tam-lai-kor-tol-yaeng
crack open
PHRV ทุบ ให้ เปิด หรือ อ้า thub-hai-poed-rue-ar
crack out
PHRV เริ่ม การกระทำ บางอย่าง ทันที (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ break into break out in roem-kan-kra-tam-bang-yang-tan-ti
crack up
PHRV จ็บ ป่วย ป่วย break down jeb-puai
crack up
PHRV ตก (เครื่องบิน พัง (รถ break up tok
crack up
PHRV ยกย่อง เกินไป cry up yok-yong-koen-pai
crack up
PHRV อด หัวเราะ ไม่ได้ หยุด หัวเราะ ไม่ได้ double up od-hua-ror-mai-dai
crack up
PHRV แตกระแหง (ดิน แตก แห้ง teak-ra-hang
crack-up
SL อุบัติเหตุ เรือ ล่ม เรือ แตก au-bud-ti-hed
crackajack
N คนที่ มี ความสามารถ หรือ คุณ สมบัติ ดีเลิศ cracker jack expert
crackbrained
ADJ ที่ ไม่มีเหตุผล ที่ ไม่ สมเหตุสมผล irrational crazy ti-mai-me-hed-pon
crackdown
N การ ลงโทษ ขั้น รุนแรง kan-long-thod-kuan-run-raeng
cracked
ADJ ที่ แห้ง และ แตก ti-haeng-lae-taek
cracked
ADJ บ้า bar
cracked
ADJ ร้าว fractured broken ral
cracker
N ขนมปัง กรอบ (ไม่ หวาน ka-nom-pang-kob
crackerjack
ADJ ดีเยี่ยม excellent de-yiam
crackers
ADJ บ้า crazy insane bar
crackers
SL บ้า ประสาท สติ ไม่ดี bar
crackers
SL บ้าคลั่ง bar-kang
crackhead
SL การติด โคเคน kan-tid-ko-kan
cracking
ADV อย่างรุนแรง อย่าง ที่สุด อย่างมาก ที่สุด yang-run-rang
cracking
N การแตกร้าว kan-taek-raol
cracking
SL สุดยอด เจ๋ง sud-yod
cracking flags
SL ฝน ตกหนัก cracking the flags fon-tok-nak
cracking flags
SL อากาศ ร้อน มาก cracking the flags ar-kad-ron-mak
cracking the flags
SL ฝน ตกหนัก cracking flags fon-tok-nak
cracking the flags
SL อากาศ ร้อน มาก cracking flags ar-kad-ron-mak
crackle
N เสียงดัง (เปรี้ยง ตูมตาม โครม siang-dang
crackle
VI ทำ เสียงดัง (คล้าย ของ แตก tam-siang-dang
crackle
VT ทำ เสียงดัง (คล้าย ของ แตก tam-siang-dang
crackleware
N เครื่องเคลือบ Ceramics
crackling
N กากหมู กาก ที่ เหลือ จาก นำ น้ำมัน ออกจาก มัน หมู แล้ว kak-mu
crackling
N เสียงดัง เปรี้ยง siang-dang-priang
crackling
SL ผู้หญิง ที่ มี ความต้องการ ทางเพศ (คำหยาบ phu-ying-ti-me-kwam-tong-kan-tang-ped
crackly
ADJ ที่ มี เสียงดัง แสบ แก้วหู ti-me-siang-dang-saeb-kael-hu
cracknel
N กากหมู หรือ ขนมปัง ที่ กรอบ
crackpot
N ผู้ ที่ มี สภาพ จิตใจ ไม่ปกติ คน สติ ไม่ สมประกอบ คน สติ ไม่ดี pu-ti-me-sa-phab-jid-jai-mai-pok-ka-ti
crackpot
SL คนบ้า คน หลอกลวง kon-bar
crackpot
SL คนบ้า คน เป็น โรคประสาท อ่อนๆ kon-bar
crackup
N การ ล้มเหลว ของ สภาพ จิตใจ breakdown kan-lom-leo-kong-sa-phab-jid-jai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CRACK
v.t. 1. To rend, break, or burst into chinks; to break partially; to divide the parts a little from each other; as, to crack a board or a rock; or to break without an entire severance of the parts; as, to crack glass, or ice.
2. To break in pieces; as, to crack nuts.
3. To break with grief; to affect deeply; to pain; to torture; as, to crack the heart. We now use break, or rend.
4. To open and drink; as, to crack a bottle of wine. [Low. ]
5. To thrust out, or cast with smartness; as, to crack a joke.
6. To snap; to make a sharp sudden noise; as, to crack a whip.
7. To break or destroy.
8. To impair the regular exercise of the intellectual faculties; to disorder; to make crazy; as, to crack the brain.
CRACK
v.i. 1. To burst; to open in chinks; as, the earth cracks by frost; or to be marred without an opening; as, glass cracks by a sudden application of heat.
2. To fall to ruin, or to be impaired.
The credit of the exchequer cracks, when little comes in and much goes out. [Not elegant. ]
3. To utter a loud or sharp sudden sound; as, the clouds crack; the whip cracks.
4. To boast; to brag; that is, to utter vain, pompous, blustering words; with of.
The Ethiops of their sweet complexion crack. [Not elegant. ]
CRACK
n.[Gr. ] 1. A disruption; a chinkor fissure; a narrow breach; a crevice; a partial separation of the parts of a substance, with or without an opening; as a crack in timber, in a wall, or in glass.
2. A burst of sound; a sharp or loud sound, uttered suddenly or with vehemence; the sound of any thing suddenly rent; a violent report; as the crack of a falling house; the crack of a whip.
3. Change of voice in puberty.
4. Craziness of intellect; or a crazy person.
5. A boast, or boaster. [Low. ]
6. Breach of chastity; and a prostitute. [Low. ]
7. A lad; an instant. [Not used. ]
CRACK-BRAINED
a.Having intellects impaired; crazy.
CRACKER
n. 1. A noisy boasting fellow.
2. A rocket; a quantity of gunpowder confined so as to explode with noise.
3. A hard biscuit.
4. That which cracks any thing.
CRACK-HEMP, CRACK-ROPE
n.A wretch fated to the gallows; one who deserves to be hanged.
CRACKING
ppr. Breaking or dividing partially; opening; impairing; snapping; uttering a sudden sharp or loud sound; boasting; casting jokes.
CRACKLE
v.i.To make slight cracks; to make small abrupt noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to decrepitate; as, burning thorns crackle.
CRACKLING
ppr. Making slight cracks, or abrupt noises.
CRACKLING
n.The making of small abrupt cracks or reports, frequently repeated. The crackling of thorns under a pot. Ecclesiastes 7:6.
CRACKNEL
n.A hard brittle cake or biscuit. 1 Kings 14:3.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CRACK
Crack (krk ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cracked (krkt ); p. pr. & vb. n.Cracking. ] Etym: [OE. cracken, craken, to crack, break, boast, AS. cracian, cearcian, to crack; akin to D. kraken, G. krachen; cf. Skr. garj to rattle, or perh. of imitative origin. Cf. Crake, Cracknel, Creak. ]
1. To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to crack nuts.
2. To rend with grief or pain; to affect deeply with sorrow; hence, to disorder; to distract; to craze. O, madam, my old hear is cracked. Shak. He thought none poets till their brains were cracked. Roscommon.
3. To cause to sound suddenly and sharply; to snap; as, to crack a whip.
4. To utter smartly and sententiously; as, to crack a joke. B. Jonson.
5. To cry up; to extol; -- followed by up. [Low ] To crack a bottle, to open the bottle and drink its contents. -- To crack a crib, to commit burglary. [Slang ] -- To crack on, to put on; as, to crack on more sail, or more steam. [Colloq. ]
CRACK
CRACK Crack, v. i.
1. To burst or open in chinks; to break, with or without quite separating into parts. By misfortune it cracked in the coling. Boyle. The mirror cracked from side to side. Tennyson.
2. To be ruined or impaired; to fail. [Collog.] The credit. .. of exchequers cracks, when little comes in and much goes out. Dryden.
3. To utter a loud or sharp, sudden sound. As thunder when the clouds in autumn crack. Shak.
4. To utter vain, pompous words; to brag; to boast; -- with of. [Archaic. ] Ethoipes of their sweet complexion crack. Shak.
CRACK
CRACK Crack, n.
1. 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.
2. Ropture; flaw; breach, in a moral sense. My love to thee is sound, sans crack or flaw. Shak.
3. A sharp, sudden sound or report; the sound of anything suddenly burst or broken; as, the crack of a falling house; the crack of thunder; the crack of a whip. Will the stretch out to the crack of doom Shak.
4. The tone of voice when changed at puberty. Though now our voices Have got the mannish crack. Shak.
5. Mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity; as, he has a crack.
6. A crazy or crack-brained person. [Obs. ] I... can not get the Parliament to listen to me, who look upon me as a crack and a projector. Addison.
7. A boast; boasting. [Obs. ] "Crack and brags." Burton. "Vainglorius cracks." Spenser.
8. Breach of chastity. [Obs. ] Shak.
9. A boy, generally a pert, lively boy. [Obs. ] Val. 'Tis a noble child. Vir. A crack, madam. Shak.
1 . A brief time; an instant; as, to be with one in a crack. [Eng. & Scot. Colloq. ]
11. Free conversation; friendly chat. [Scot. ] What is crack in English. .. Acrack... a chat with a good, kindly human heart in it. P. P. Alexander.
CRACK
CRACK Crack, a.
Defn: Of superior excellence; having qualities to be boasted of. [Colloq. ] One of our crack speakers in the Commons. Dickens.
CRACKAJACK
CRACKAJACK Crack "a *jack `, n.
1. An individual of marked ability or excellence, esp. in some sport; as, he is a crackajack at tennis. [Slang ]
2. A preparation of popped corn, candied and pressed into small cakes. [U. S.]
CRACKAJACK
CRACKAJACK Crack "a *jack `, a.
Defn: Of marked ability or excellence. [Slang ]
CRACK-BRAINED
CRACK-BRAINED Crack "-brained ` (-brnd `), a.
Defn: Having an impaired intellect; whimsical; crazy. Pope.
CRACKED
CRACKED Cracked (krkt ), a.
1. Coarsely ground or broken; as, cracked wheat.
2. Crack-brained. [Colloq. ]
CRACKER
CRACKER Crack "er (krk "r ), n.
1. One who, or that which, cracks.
2. A noisy boaster; a swaggering fellow. [Obs. ] What cracker is this same that deafs our ears Shak.
3. A small firework, consisting of a little powder inclossed in a thick paper cylinder with a fuse, and exploding with a sharp noise; - - often called firecracker.
4. A thin, dry biscuit, often hard or crisp; as, a Boston cracker; a Graham cracker; a soda cracker; an oyster cracker.
5. A nickname to designate a poor white in some parts of the Southern United States. Bartlett.
6. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The pintail duck.
7. pl. (Mach. )
Defn: A pair of fluted rolls for grinding caoutchouc. Knight.
CRACKER STATE
CRACKER STATE Cracker State.
Defn: Georgia; -- a nickname. See Cracker, n. 5.
CRACKLE
Crac "kle (krk "k'l ), v. i. Etym: [Dim. of crack. ]
Defn: To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle. The unknown ice that crackles underneath them. Dryden.
CRACKLE
CRACKLE Crac "kle, n.
1. The noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports; a crackling. The crackle of fireworks. Carlyle.
2. (Med. )
Defn: A kind of crackling sound or râle, heard in some abnormal states of the lungs; as, dry crackle; moist crackle. Quain.
3. (Fine Arts )
Defn: A condition produced in certain porcelain, fine earthenware, or glass, in which the glaze or enamel appears to be cracked in all directions, making a sort of reticulated surface; as, Chinese crackle; Bohemian crackle.
CRACKLED
CRACKLED Crac "kled (-k'ld ), a. (Fine Arts )
Defn: Covered with minute cracks in the glaze; -- said of some kinds of porcelain and fine earthenware.
CRACKLEWARE
CRACKLEWARE Crac "kle *ware ` (-wr `), n.
Defn: See Crackle, n., 3.
CRACKLING
CRACKLING Crac "kling (krk "klng ), n.
1. The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated. As the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. Eccl. vii. 6.
2. The well-browned, crisp rind of roasted pork. For the first time in his life he tested crackling. Lamb.
3. pl.
Defn: Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.
CRACK-LOO; CRACKALOO
Crack "-loo `, n. Also Crack "a *loo `.
Defn: A kind of gambling game consisting in pitching coins to or towards the ceiling of a room so that they shall fall as near as possible to a certain crack in the floor. [Gamblers' Cant, U. S.]
CRACKNEL
Crack "nel (krk "nl ), n. Etym: [F. craquelin, fr. D. krakeling, fr. krakken to crack. See Crack, v. t.]
Defn: A hard brittle cake or biscuit. Spenser.
CRACKSMAN
Cracks "man (krks "man ), n., pl. Cracksmen (-men ).
Defn: A burglar. [Slang ]
New American Oxford Dictionary
crack
crack |krak kræk | ▶noun 1 a line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking into separate parts: a hairline crack down the middle of the glass. • a narrow space between two surfaces, esp. ones that have broken or been moved apart: he climbed into a crack between two rocks | the door opened a tiny crack. • a vulnerable point; a flaw: the company spotted a crack in their rival's defenses. 2 a sudden sharp or explosive noise: a loud crack of thunder. • a sharp blow, esp. one that makes a noise: she gave the thief a crack over the head with her rolling pin. • a sudden harshness or change in pitch in a person's voice: the boy's voice had an uncertain crack in it. 3 informal a joke, typically a critical or unkind one. 4 [ in sing. ] informal an attempt to gain or achieve something: I thought I had a crack at winning. • a chance to attack or compete with someone: he wanted to have a crack at the enemy. 5 (also crack cocaine ) a hard, crystalline form of cocaine broken into small pieces and smoked. ▶verb 1 break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts: [ no obj. ] : the ice all over the lake had cracked | [ with obj. ] : a stone cracked the headlight glass on his car. • break or cause to break open or apart: [ no obj. ] : you can see how the landmasses have cracked up and moved around | figurative : his face cracked into a smile | [ with obj. ] : she cracked an egg into the frying pan. • [ with obj. ] break (wheat or corn ) into coarse pieces. • [ with obj. ] open slightly: gingerly, he cracks open his door. • give way or cause to give way under torture, pressure, or strain: [ no obj. ] : the witnesses cracked and the truth came out | [ with obj. ] : no one can crack them —they believe their story. 2 make or cause to make a sudden sharp or explosive sound: [ no obj. ] : a shot cracked across the ridge | [ with obj. ] : he cracked his whip and galloped away. • [ no obj. ] knock against something, making a noise on impact: she winced as her knees cracked against metal. • [ with obj. ] hit (someone or something ) hard, making a sharp noise: she cracked him across the forehead. • [ no obj. ] (of a person's voice, esp. that of an adolescent boy or a person under strain ) suddenly change in pitch: “I want to get away, ” she said, her voice cracking. 3 [ with obj. ] informal find a solution to; decipher or interpret: a hacker cracked the codes used in Internet software. • break into (a safe ). 4 [ with obj. ] tell (a joke ): he cracked jokes which she didn't find very funny. 5 [ with obj. ] decompose (hydrocarbons ) by heat and pressure with or without a catalyst to produce lighter hydrocarbons, esp. in oil refining: (as noun cracking ) : catalytic cracking. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] very good, esp. at a specified activity or in a specified role: he is a crack shot | crack troops. PHRASES crack a book informal open a book and read it; study. crack of dawn a time very early in the morning; daybreak. crack of doom a thunder peal announcing the Day of Judgment. be cracked up to be [ with negative ] informal asserted to be (used to indicate that someone or something has been described too favorably ): life on tour is not as glamorous as it's cracked up to be. crack wise informal make jokes; wisecrack. fall (or slip ) through the cracks escape from or be missed by something organized to catch or deal with one: fatherless kids were not allowed to fall through the cracks. get cracking informal act quickly and energetically: most tickets have been snapped up, so get cracking if you want one. PHRASAL VERBS crack down on informal take severe measures against: we need to crack down hard on workplaces that break safety regulations. crack up informal 1 suffer an emotional breakdown under pressure. 2 (also crack someone up ) burst or cause to burst into laughter. ORIGIN Old English cracian ‘make an explosive noise ’; of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kraken and German krachen .
crackajack
crack a jack |ˈkrakəˌjak ˈkrækəˌdʒæk | ▶adjective variant spelling of crackerjack.
crackbrained
crack brained |ˈkrakˌbrānd ˈkrækˌbreɪnd | ▶adjective informal extremely foolish; crazy: a crackbrained idea.
crackdown
crack down |ˈkrakˌdoun ˈkrækˌdaʊn | ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] severe measures to restrict or discourage undesirable or illegal people or behavior: a crackdown on crime and corruption.
cracked
cracked |krakt krækt | ▶adjective 1 damaged and showing lines on the surface from having split without coming apart: the old pipes were cracked and leaking. • (of a person's voice ) having an unusual harshness or pitch, often due to distress. 2 [ predic. ] informal crazy; insane: you must think my family is cracked.
cracked wheat
cracked wheat |krækt (h )wit | ▶noun grains of wheat that have been crushed into small pieces.
cracker
crack er |ˈkrakər ˈkrækər | ▶noun 1 a thin, crisp wafer often eaten with cheese or other savory toppings. 2 a person or thing that cracks. • a person who breaks into a computer system, typically for an illegal purpose. computer crackers will push the outer limits of network security. • an installation for cracking hydrocarbons: a catalytic cracker. 3 often offensive another term for poor white. 4 Brit. informal a fine example of something: don't miss this cracker of a CD. 5 chiefly Brit. a paper cylinder that is pulled apart at Christmas or other celebrations, making a sharp noise and releasing a small toy or other novelty. • a firework that explodes with a sharp noise.
cracker-barrel
crack er-bar rel ▶adjective [ attrib. ] (esp. of a philosophy ) plain, simple, and unsophisticated: his cracker-barrel fascism. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: with reference to the barrels of soda crackers once found in country stores, around which informal discussions would take place between customers.
crackerjack
crack er jack |ˈkrakərˌjak ˈkrækərˌʤæk | informal ▶adjective exceptionally good: a crackerjack eye surgeon. ▶noun an exceptionally good person or thing.
crackers
crack ers |ˈkrakərz ˈkrækərz | ▶adjective informal, chiefly Brit. insane: if Luke wasn't here I'd go crackers.
crackhead
crack head |ˈkrakˌhed ˈkrækˌhɛd | ▶noun informal a person who habitually takes crack cocaine.
crack house
crack house |kræk haʊz | ▶noun a place where crack cocaine is traded.
cracking
crack ing |ˈkrakiNG krækɪŋ |Brit. informal ▶adjective excellent: he is in cracking form to win this race | a cracking good war story.
crack-jaw
crack-jaw ▶adjective archaic, informal (of a word ) difficult to pronounce.
crackle
crack le |ˈkrakəl ˈkrækəl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] make a rapid succession of slight cracking noises: the fire suddenly crackled and spat sparks. • give a sense of great tension or animation: attraction and antagonism were crackling between them. ▶noun 1 a sound made up of a rapid succession of slight cracking sounds: there was a crackle and a whine from the microphone. 2 a pattern of minute surface cracks on painted or varnished surfaces, glazed ceramics, or glass. DERIVATIVES crack ly |ˈkrak (ə )lē |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from crack + -le 4 .
crackling
crack ling |ˈkraklən, -liNG ˈkræk (ə )lɪŋ | ▶noun the crisp, fatty skin of roast pork.
cracknel
crack nel |ˈkraknəl ˈkræknəl | ▶noun 1 a light, crisp, savory biscuit. 2 small pieces of crackling. ORIGIN late Middle English: alteration of Old French craquelin, from Middle Dutch krākelinc, from krāken ‘to crack. ’
crackpot
crack pot |ˈkrakˌpät ˈkrækˌpɑt | informal ▶noun an eccentric or foolish person. ▶adjective eccentric; impractical: his head's full of crackpot ideas.
cracksman
cracks man |ˈkraksmən ˈkræksmən | ▶noun ( pl. cracksmen ) informal, dated a burglar, esp. a safecracker.
crack-up
crack-up (also crackup ) ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] informal 1 a collapse under strain: he had a complete mental crack-up. 2 an act of breaking up or splitting apart: the crack-up of a political system. 3 a car crash: motorists were asked to report minor crack-ups later.
crack willow
crack wil low ▶noun a large Eurasian willow with long, glossy leaves, growing typically in damp or riverside habitats. The brittle branches break off easily, often taking root and producing new growth. [Salix fragilis, family Salicaceae. ]
cracky
crack y |ˈkrakē ˈkræki | ▶noun (in phrase by cracky ) informal, dated an exclamation used for emphasis.
Oxford Dictionary
crack
crack |krak | ▶noun 1 a line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart: a hairline crack down the middle of the glass. • a narrow space between two surfaces which have broken or been moved apart: he climbed into a crack between two rocks | the door opened a tiny crack. • a vulnerable point; a flaw: the company spotted a crack in their rival's defences. 2 a sudden sharp or explosive noise: a loud crack of thunder. • a sharp audible blow: she gave the thief a crack over the head with her rolling pin. • a sudden harshness or change in pitch in a person's voice: the boy's voice had an uncertain crack in it. 3 informal a joke, typically a critical or unkind one. 4 (also craic ) [ mass noun ] chiefly Irish enjoyable social activity; a good time: he loved the crack, the laughing. • [ count noun ] Scottish & N. English a conversation: they are having a great crack about shooting. 5 [ in sing. ] informal an attempt to achieve something: I fancy having a crack at winning a fourth title. • a chance to attack or compete with someone: he wanted to have a crack at the enemy. 6 (also crack cocaine ) [ mass noun ] a potent hard crystalline form of cocaine broken into small pieces and inhaled or smoked. ▶verb 1 break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts: [ no obj. ] : the ice all over the bog had cracked | [ with obj. ] : take care not to crack the glass. • break or cause to break open or apart: [ no obj., with adverbial ] : a chunk of the cliff had cracked off in a storm | figurative : his face cracked into a smile | [ with obj. ] : she cracked an egg into the frying pan. • [ with obj. ] break (wheat or corn ) into coarse pieces. • give way or cause to give way under torture, pressure, or strain: [ no obj. ] : the witnesses cracked and the truth came out | [ with obj. ] : no one can crack them —they believe their cover story. 2 make or cause to make a sudden sharp or explosive sound: [ no obj. ] : a shot cracked across the ridge | [ with obj. ] : he cracked his whip and galloped away. • [ no obj. ] knock hard against something: she winced as her knees cracked against metal. • [ with obj. ] hit (someone or something ) hard: she cracked him across the forehead. • [ no obj. ] (of a person's voice ) suddenly change in pitch, especially through strain: ‘I want to get away, ’ she said, her voice cracking. 3 [ with obj. ] informal find a solution to; decipher or interpret: the code will help you crack the messages. • break into (a safe ). 4 [ with obj. ] tell (a joke ). 5 [ with obj. ] decompose (hydrocarbons ) by heat and pressure with or without a catalyst to produce lighter hydrocarbons, especially in oil refining. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] very good or skilful: he is a crack shot | crack troops. PHRASES crack a book N. Amer. informal open a book and read it; study. crack ( open ) a bottle open a bottle, especially of wine, and drink from it. crack a crib archaic, informal break into a house. crack of dawn a time very early in the morning; daybreak. crack of doom a peal of thunder announcing the Day of Judgement. crack of the whip Brit. informal a chance to try or participate in something: individuals who feel that they have not had a fair crack of the whip. be cracked up to be [ with negative ] informal be asserted to be (used to indicate that someone or something has been described too favourably ): life on tour is not as glamorous as it's cracked up to be. crack wise N. Amer. informal make jokes. get cracking informal act quickly and decisively: most tickets have been snapped up, so get cracking if you want one. slip (or fall ) through the cracks another way of saying slip through the net (see net 1 ). PHRASAL VERBS crack down on informal take severe measures against: the police will crack down on criminals. crack on Brit. informal proceed or progress quickly: we'll crack on with the rest of the job this month. crack on to Austral. informal seek to form a sexual relationship with (someone ). crack up 1 informal suffer an emotional breakdown under pressure: I feel I'm cracking up, always on the verge of tears. 2 informal burst into laughter: she tries to keep a straight face, but she keeps cracking up. DERIVATIVES cracky adjective ORIGIN Old English cracian ‘make an explosive noise ’; of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kraken and German krachen. Sense 4 of the noun is from Irish craic ‘entertaining conversation ’.
crackbrained
crack |brained |ˈkrakbreɪnd | ▶adjective informal extremely foolish; crazy: a crackbrained idea.
crackdown
crack |down |ˈkrakdaʊn | ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] a series of severe measures to restrict undesirable or illegal people or behaviour: a crackdown on car crime.
cracked
cracked |krakt | ▶adjective 1 damaged and showing lines on the surface from having split without coming apart: the old pipes were cracked and leaking. • (of a person's voice ) having an unusual harshness or pitch, especially through strain. 2 [ predic. ] informal crazy; insane: you must think my family are cracked.
cracked wheat
cracked wheat ▶noun [ mass noun ] grains of wheat that have been crushed into small pieces.
cracker
crack ¦er |ˈkrakə | ▶noun 1 a person or thing that cracks. • an installation for cracking hydrocarbons. • a person who breaks into a computer system, typically for an illegal purpose. 2 a decorated paper cylinder which, when pulled apart, makes a sharp noise and releases a small toy or other novelty: a Christmas cracker. • a firework that explodes with a sharp noise. 3 a thin dry biscuit, typically eaten with cheese. • a light crisp made of rice or tapioca flour: prawn crackers. 4 Brit. informal a fine example of something: don't miss this cracker of a CD. • an attractive person, especially a woman. 5 US offensive another term for poor white.
cracker-barrel
cracker-barrel ▶adjective [ attrib. ] N. Amer. (of an outlook or point of view ) plain, simple, and unsophisticated: his cracker-barrel philosophy. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: with reference to the barrels of soda crackers once found in country stores, around which informal discussions would take place between customers.
crackerjack
crackerjack |ˈkrakədʒak |N. Amer. informal ▶adjective exceptionally good: a crackerjack eye surgeon. ▶noun an exceptionally good person or thing.
crackers
crack |ers |ˈkrakəz | ▶adjective [ predic. ] Brit. informal insane: if Luke wasn't here I'd go crackers. • extremely angry: when he saw the mess he went crackers.
crackhead
crack |head |ˈkrakhɛd | ▶noun informal a person who habitually takes or is addicted to crack cocaine.
crack house
crack house ▶noun informal a place where crack cocaine is bought and sold.
cracking
crack |ing |ˈkrakɪŋ | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] Brit. informal excellent: he is in cracking form to win this race | [ as submodifier ] : a cracking good story. • fast and exciting: the story rips along at a cracking pace .
crack-jaw
crack-jaw ▶adjective archaic, informal (of a word ) difficult to pronounce.
crackle
crackle |ˈkrak (ə )l | ▶verb [ no obj. ] make a rapid succession of short sharp noises: the fire suddenly crackled and spat sparks. • give a sense of great tension or animation: attraction and antagonism were crackling between them. ▶noun 1 a sound made up of a rapid succession of short sharp noises: there was a crackle and a whine from the microphone. 2 [ mass noun ] a pattern of minute surface cracks on paintwork, varnish, glazed ceramics, or glass. DERIVATIVES crackly adjective ( cracklier, crackliest ) ORIGIN late Middle English: from crack + -le 4 .
crackling
crack |ling |ˈkraklɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 (US also cracklings ) the crisp fatty skin of roast pork. 2 Brit. informal, offensive attractive women regarded collectively as objects of sexual desire.
cracknel
cracknel |ˈkrakn (ə )l | ▶noun 1 a light, crisp, savoury biscuit. 2 a brittle sweet made from set melted sugar, typically containing nuts. ORIGIN late Middle English: alteration of Old French craquelin, from Middle Dutch krākelinc, from krāken ‘to crack ’.
crackpot
crackpot |ˈkrakpɒt | informal ▶noun an eccentric or foolish person. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] eccentric; impractical: his head's full of crackpot ideas.
cracksman
cracks |man |ˈkraksmən | ▶noun ( pl. cracksmen ) informal, dated a burglar, especially a safe-breaker.
crack-up
crack-up ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] informal 1 an emotional breakdown. 2 an act of breaking up or splitting apart.
crack willow
crack wil ¦low ▶noun a large Eurasian willow with long glossy leaves, growing typically in damp or riverside habitats. The brittle branches break off easily, often taking root and producing new growth. ●Salix fragilis, family Salicaceae.
American Oxford Thesaurus
crack
crack noun 1 a crack in the glass: split, break, chip, fracture, rupture; crazing. 2 a crack between two rocks: space, gap, crevice, fissure, cleft, breach, rift, cranny, chink, interstice. 3 the crack of a rifle: bang, report, explosion, detonation, pop; clap, crash. 4 a crack on the head: blow, bang, hit, knock, rap, punch, thump, bump, smack, slap; informal bash, whack, thwack, clout, wallop, clip, bop. 5 informal we'll have a crack at it: attempt, try; informal go, shot, stab, whack; formal essay. 6 informal cheap cracks about her clothes: joke, witticism, quip; jibe, barb, taunt, sneer, insult; informal gag, wisecrack, funny, dig. ▶verb 1 the glass cracked in the heat: break, split, fracture, rupture, snap. 2 she cracked him across the forehead: hit, strike, smack, slap, beat, thump, knock, rap, punch; informal bash, whack, thwack, clobber, clout, clip, wallop, belt, bop, sock, boff, bust, slug. 3 the witnesses cracked: break down, give way, cave in, go to pieces, crumble, lose control, yield, succumb. 4 informal the naval code proved harder to crack: decipher, interpret, decode, break, solve, resolve, work out, find the key to; informal figure out. ▶adjective a crack shot: expert, skilled, skillful, formidable, virtuoso, masterly, consummate, excellent, first-rate, first-class, marvelous, wonderful, magnificent, outstanding, superlative; deadly; informal great, superb, fantastic, ace, hotshot, mean, demon, brilliant, crackerjack, bang-up. ANTONYMS incompetent. PHRASES crack down on a campaign to crack down on crime: suppress, prevent, stop, put a stop to, put an end to, stamp out, eliminate, eradicate; clamp down on, get tough on, come down hard on, limit, restrain, restrict, check, keep in check, control, keep under control. crack up informal I feel as if I'm about to crack up: break down, have a breakdown, lose control, go to pieces, go out of one's mind, go mad; informal lose it, fall /come apart at the seams, go crazy, freak out.
cracked
cracked adjective 1 a cracked cup: chipped, broken, crazed, fractured, splintered, shattered, split; damaged, defective, flawed, imperfect. 2 informal you're cracked! See mad (sense 1 ). WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
crackle
crackle verb bits of dried mosses crackled in the fire: sizzle, fizz, hiss, crack, snap, sputter, crepitate.
Oxford Thesaurus
crack
crack noun 1 cracks spread from the bullet hole across the window: split, fissure, crevice, break, fracture, rupture, breach, rift, cleft, slit, chink, gap, cranny, interstice; rare crazing. 2 the crack of a rifle rang out: bang, report, explosion, detonation, clap, pop, snap, crackle, knock, tap, clash, crash, smash, smack; informal wham, whump. 3 he got a crack on the head: blow, bang, hit, punch, knock, thump, rap, bump, thwack, smack, slap, welt, cuff, box; informal bash, whack, clobber, clout, clip, wallop, belt, tan, biff, bop, sock, lam, whomp; Brit. informal slosh; N. Amer. informal boff, bust, slug, whale; Austral. /NZ informal dong; dated buffet. 4 informal I fancy having a crack at winning a fourth title: attempt, try, effort, endeavour, venture; informal go, shot, stab, whack, whirl; formal essay; archaic assay. 5 informal it is easy to make cheap cracks about her hair and clothes: joke, witticism, funny remark, witty remark, jest, quip, pun, sally, pleasantry, epigram, aphorism; repartee, banter; French bon mot; jibe, barb, jeer, sneer, taunt, insult, cutting remark, slight, affront, slur, insinuation; informal one-liner, gag, wisecrack, funny, dig. ▶verb 1 take care not to crack the glass: split, fracture, fissure, rupture, break, snap, cleave; rare craze. 2 a gun cracked and the bullet fizzed overhead: go bang, bang, pop, snap, crackle, crash, thud, thump, boom, ring out, clap; explode, detonate. 3 she cracked him across the forehead: hit, strike, beat, thump, hammer, knock, rap, pound, thud, punch, bump, thwack, smack, slap, slam, welt, cuff, pummel, buffet, box someone's ears; informal bash, whack, clobber, clout, clip, wallop, belt, tan, biff, bop, sock, lam, whomp; Brit. informal slosh; N. Amer. informal boff, bust, slug, whale; Austral. /NZ informal dong. 4 the witnesses cracked and the truth came out: break down, give way, cave in, crumble, collapse, go to pieces, lose control, yield, succumb, founder; informal fall /come apart at the seams. 5 informal the naval code proved harder to crack: solve, find an /the answer to, find a /the solution to, resolve, work out, puzzle out, fathom, find the key to, decipher, decode, break, clear up, interpret, translate, straighten out, get to the bottom of, make head or tail of, unravel, disentangle, untangle, unfold, piece together, elucidate; informal figure out, suss out. PHRASES crack down a nationwide drive to crack down on crime: get tough on, take severe /stern measures against, clamp down on, come down heavily on; eliminate, abolish, eradicate, extinguish, quench, repress, stifle, suppress, put an end to, put a stop to, end, finish, get rid of, crush, put down, weed out, curb, nip in the bud, thwart, frustrate, scotch, squash, quash, quell, subdue, terminate, beat, overcome, defeat, rout, destroy, demolish, annihilate, wipe out, extirpate; limit, restrain, restrict, check, keep in check, control, keep under control; informal come down on like a ton of bricks, squelch, put the kibosh on, clobber. crack up informal 1 I feel I'm cracking up, always on the verge of tears: break down, have a breakdown, lose control, be overcome, collapse, go to pieces, go out of one's mind, go mad, crumble, disintegrate; informal lose it, lose one's cool, fall /come apart at the seams, go crazy, freak out. 2 she tried to keep a straight face but kept cracking up: burst out laughing, dissolve into laughter, roar with laughter, shake with laughter, laugh uncontrollably, guffaw, be doubled up, split one's sides, hold one's sides; informal fall about, be in stitches, break up, crease up, be creased up, be rolling in the aisles, laugh like a drain. ▶adjective he is a crack shot. See expert (adjective ).
crackdown
crackdown noun a crackdown on car crime: clampdown, getting tough, severe /stern measures, repression, suppression, abolition, elimination, eradication, end, stop.
cracked
cracked adjective 1 this cup is cracked: split, broken, fissured, fractured, ruptured, splintered, cleft, slit; damaged, defective, flawed, imperfect; rare crazed. 2 informal you're cracked! See mad. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
crackle
crackle verb the fire crackled and spat sparks: sizzle, frizzle, fizz, hiss, crack, snap, sputter; technical decrepitate; rare crepitate.
Duden Dictionary
Crack
Crack Substantiv, Neutrum , das |krɛk |das Crack; Genitiv: des Cracks englisch crack, eigentlich = Knall, Krach, zu: to crack = abbröckeln, angeblich wegen des Aussehens wie bröckelnder Putz Kokain enthaltendes synthetisches Rauschgift
Crack
Crack Substantiv, maskulin Sport , der |krɛk |der Crack; Genitiv: des Cracks, Plural: die Cracks englisch crack, eigentlich = Knall, Krach, zu: to crack = krachen, knacken, knallen 1 besonders aussichtsreicher Sportler, Spitzensportler 2 bestes Pferd eines Rennstalls
cracken
cra cken schwaches Verb |ˈkrɛkn̩ |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 kracken 2 EDV (durch Beseitigen des Kopierschutzes ) in fremde Computersysteme eindringen; einen Cracker 2b benutzen
Cracker
Cra cker Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈkrɛkɐ |der Cracker; Genitiv: des Crackers, Plural: die Cracker [s ] englisch cracker, zu: to crack = krachen 1 meist im Plural leicht gewürztes Kleingebäck in der Art von Keksen 2 a Plural: Cracker zu englisch to crack = knacken EDV jemand, der einen Cracker 2b einsetzt b Plural: Cracker zu englisch to crack = knacken EDV Programm, das unautorisiert den Kopierschutz beseitigt 3 Fachsprache Anlage für das Steamkracken
Crackerin
Cra cke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Cr a ckerin auch ˈkrɛ …|die Crackerin; Genitiv: der Crackerin, Plural: die Crackerinnen weibliche Form zu Cracker 3
French Dictionary
crack
crack n. m. nom masculin 1 Cheval préféré dans une écurie de course. 2 familier As. : Ce garçon est un crack en informatique.
cracker
cracker Anglicisme pour craquelin.
Spanish Dictionary
crack
crack nombre masculino 1 Droga de aspecto sólido derivada de la cocaína y altamente adictiva .2 Persona brillante en su profesión, en especial jugador de fútbol u otros deportes que tiene una calidad o habilidad extraordinarias :el crac brasileño firmó por dos temporadas con el club milanés .SINÓNIMO as, campeón, número uno, fuera de serie .3 Crac .el crac brasileño firmó por dos temporadas con el club milanés .SINÓNIMO as, campeón, número uno, fuera de serie .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés crack , ‘chasquido, grieta ’, voz de origen onomatopéyico; en la acepción ‘droga ’, por el sonido que producen los trocitos machacados de esta droga cuando se fuman. La acepción ‘jugador de calidad o habilidad extraordinarias ’ ha surgido de to crack , ‘jactarse ’, del mismo origen onomatopéyico .Se pronuncia ‘crac ’.El plural es cracks .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
crack
crack /kræk /〖原義は 「音を立てて割れる 」〗動詞 ~s /-s /; ~ed /-t /; ~ing (→分詞 cracked , cracking )自動詞 1 〈硬いものに 〉ひびが入る ; 割れる , 砕ける , 折れる (!breakと異なり, ばらばらにはならない ) ▸ Her head hit the pavement, and her helmet cracked .彼女は頭を (舗装 )道路にぶつけヘルメットにひびが入った 2 〈物が 〉 (パチン ピシッ ポキンと )鋭い音を立てる ▸ Thunder cracked , followed by a downpour .雷が鳴り, どしゃ降りになった 3 〈物などが 〉 «…に » (激しく )あたる , ぶつかる «against , on » ▸ My head cracked against a pillar .頭が柱にぶつかった 4 ⦅くだけて ⦆〈人 神経などが 〉 (過労 苦難などで )精神的にまいる , くじける (up ); 〈組織 関係などが 〉壊れる , だめになる (up )▸ He cracked under the pressure .彼はプレッシャーにやられてしまった 5 〈声が 〉 (急に )調子が変わる , うわずる , かすれる ▸ His voice cracked with emotion .彼の声は感情が高ぶってうわずった 6 〘化 〙〈化合物が 〉熱分解する ; 〈重油などが 〉分留する .他動詞 1 〈人などが 〉〈硬い物など 〉にひびを入らせる ; 〈卵 木の実など 〉を割る , 砕く ▸ I ran into the glass showcase and cracked it .ガラスの陳列ケースにぶち当たりひびを入らせてしまった ▸ crack two eggs into the frying pan 卵を2つ割ってフライパンに落とす 2 〈人 物などが 〉…をパシッ [ピシャッ, パチン ]と鳴らす (!受け身にしない ) ▸ crack a whip むちをピシッと打つ ▸ crack one's fingers [knuckles ]指をパチンと [指の関節をポキポキと ]鳴らす .3 〈人が 〉 «…に » (偶然に )〈ひざ 頭など 〉をぶつける , ぶち当てる «against , on » ; 〈人が 〉〈人 〉を 強くなぐる , たたく ▸ He fell out of a tree and cracked his head .彼は木から落ち頭を強打した ▸ crack A over the head A 〈人 〉の頭をたたく 4 (金を盗むために )〈金庫 〉を破る ; 〘コンピュ 〙〈ソフトウェアなど 〉を不法にコピーする .5 〈目標など 〉をなんとか達成する ; 〈地位など 〉に割り込む .6 〈問題 暗号など 〉を解く ▸ That puzzle has just been cracked .そのパズルがやっと解けた 7 ⦅くだけて ⦆〈犯罪 〉を厳しく取り締まる ; 〈敵 〉を攻撃する , やっつける .8 ⦅くだけて ⦆〈本 〉を開く , 読む .9 〈冗談 〉を言う ; 〈声 〉をかすれさせる .10 (精神的に )〈人 〉をまいらせる .11 〘化 〙〈化合物 〉を熱分解する ; 〈重油など 〉を分留する .cr à ck d ó wn 【犯罪などに 】断固とした処置を取る «on » ▸ The police have cracked down hard on the gang .警察はその一味を厳しく取り締まった cr á ck into A A 〈他人のコンピュータ 〉に侵入する .cr á ck it ⦅英 くだけて ⦆なんとかやる, 成功する ▸ I've got it cracked !やったぞ cr à ck ó n ⦅英 くだけて ⦆【仕事などを 】(早く終わらせるために )どんどんやる «with » .cr à ck ó pen 音を立てて開く, 割れる .cr à ck A ó pen [ó pen A ]1 A 〈物 〉をこじ開ける, 割る .2 ⦅くだけて ⦆A 〈酒びん 〉の栓を抜く .cr à ck ú p ⦅くだけて ⦆1 ↑自動詞 4 .2 〈人が 〉笑いころげる .3 〈車 飛行機が 〉大破する .cr à ck A ú p ⦅くだけて ⦆1 A 〈人 〉を大笑いさせる .2 〖~ A up /up A 〗A 〈車 飛行機 〉を大破させる .g è t cr á cking ⦅英 くだけて ⦆急いで行く ; 【仕事などを 】急いでする «with » .A is not à ll [è verything ] (that ) A is cr à cked ú p to be ⦅くだけて ⦆A 〈人 物 〉が評判ほど良くない .名詞 複 ~s /-s /1 C 【窓 カーテンなどの 】すき間 , 少しの開き «in » ; 〖a ~; 副詞的に 〗少し ▸ Ken opened the door a crack and peeped out .ケンはドアを少し開け外をのぞいた 2 C «…の » 割れ目 , 裂け目 , ひび «in , between » ▸ I tripped on a crack in the sidewalk .私は歩道の裂け目でつまづいた 3 C 【考え 制度 組織などの 】欠陥 , 問題点 «in » ▸ Cracks will start to appear early on .問題点がすぐに現れてくるだろう 4 C (雷 銃などの )鋭い音 ▸ There was a sharp crack of the stick breaking .棒が折れる (パシッという )鋭い音がした 5 C ⦅くだけて ⦆ «…についての » きつい冗談 ; (少し無礼な )言い返し , ひやかし «about » ▸ make a crack きつい冗談を言う, ひやかす 6 C ⦅くだけて ⦆〖単数形で 〗 «…の » チャンス , 試み «at » ▸ have [get, ⦅米 ⦆take ] a crack at writing a novel 小説を一度書いてみる 7 C ⦅くだけて ⦆(主に頭への )強打 ▸ a crack on the head 頭を強打する [される ]こと 8 U C ⦅アイル 話 ⦆おしゃべり , 雑談 ; 楽しいひと時 .9 C (主に困惑した時の ) (突然の )声の変調 ▸ a crack in A's voice A 〈人 〉の声が (急に )変わる [かすれる ]こと 10 C ⦅俗 ⦆尻 (しり )の割れ目 .11 C ⦅英話 ⦆一流選手 , 名馬 .12 U クラック 〘コカインを精製し粒状にした純度の高い麻薬 〙.a f à ir cr à ck of the wh í p ⦅英 くだけて ⦆活躍 [成功 ]する公平な機会 .(at ) the cr à ck of d á wn ⦅くだけて ⦆夜明け (に ).f à ll [sl ì p ] through the cr á cks (不注意で )見落とされる, 無視される .ì n a cr á ck たちまち, すぐに .p à per over the cr á cks 欠陥を隠す, ぼろを隠す .Wh à t's the cr á ck? ⦅英話 ⦆どうしたの, 何が起こっているの ; 最近どうだい .形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗一流の ; 高度な訓練を受けた 〈兵士 運動選手など 〉▸ a crack shot 射撃の名手 副詞 ピシャリと , パチッと .~́ b à by クラックベイビー 〘麻薬中毒患者から生まれた障害児 〙.
crackbrained
cr á ck br à ined 副詞 〈人 考えが 〉ばかな ; 気の狂った .
crackdown
cr á ck d ò wn 名詞 C 〖通例単数形で 〗【不法行為 (者 )に対する 】断固たる処置, 厳重な取り締まり «on , against » .
cracked
cr á cked /-t /形容詞 1 ひびの入った, 割れた .2 〈声が 〉かすれた, がらがらの ; 〈楽器の音などが 〉不安定な, うまく出ない .3 ⦅くだけて ⦆〖be ~〗〈人が 〉少し変な, 気のふれた, 愚かな .~̀ wh é at ひき割り小麦 .
cracker
crack er /krǽkə r /名詞 複 ~s /-z /C 1 クラッカー 〘甘味をつけない薄いビスケット 〙.2 爆竹, かんしゃく玉 ; ⦅英 ⦆(パーティ用の )クラッカー (cracker bonbon , Christmas cracker ).3 ⦅米俗 けなして ⦆(米国南部の )貧乏白人 (poor white ).4 ⦅英 くだけた話 ⦆すてきな人 [物 ]; ⦅やや古 ⦆魅力的な女性 .5 〘コンピュ 〙クラッカー 〘他人のコンピュータに不法侵入して破壊する人 〙.6 〖~s 〗クルミ割り器 .7 〘化 〙(石油などの )分解装置 .
crackerjack
cr á cker j à ck 名詞 C 1 ⦅主に米 くだけて 商標 ⦆〖通例C -〗クラッカージャック 〘甘いポップコーン菓子 〙.2 優秀な [一流の ]人 [物 ].形容詞 優秀な, 一流の .
crackers
cr á ck ers 形容詞 ⦅英俗 ⦆〖be ~〗気のふれた, 頭のおかしい .
crackhead
cr á ck h è ad 名詞 C ⦅くだけて ⦆クラック常用者 .
cracking
cr á ck ing 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 ⦅くだけて ⦆たいへん速い 〈ペースなど 〉▸ at a cracking pace たいへん速いペースで 2 ⦅主に英 くだけて やや古 ⦆たいへん良い, すばらしい .名詞 U ひび割れ ; 亀裂音 ; 〘化 〙(重油の )分留 .副詞 非常に, 並はずれて 〈良い 〉.
crackle
crack le /krǽk (ə )l /動詞 自動詞 1 〈たき火 ラジオなどが 〉パチパチ [バリバリ ]音を立てる .2 (陶磁器の表面に )ひびができる .3 【熱意 活気などに 】満ちている «with » .名詞 1 C (炎 銃火などの )パチパチ [バリバリ ]という音 .2 U (陶磁器の表面の )細かいひび [模様 ].
crackling
cr á ck ling 名詞 1 〖~s 〗ローストポークのパリパリした皮 .2 U パリパリという音 .3 〖~s 〗(豚肉からラードを取った後の )かす .
crackly
cr á ck ly 形容詞 〈レコードの再生 (ラジオ )放送などが 〉ビリビリ [バリバリ ]音を立てる (ような ).
crackpot
cr á ck p ò t 名詞 C ⦅くだけて 非難して おどけて ⦆風変わりな人, 変人, 気違いじみた人 .形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗風変わりな, 気違いじみた 〈人 考えなど 〉(strange, crazy ).
crackup
cr á ck ù p 名詞 C 1 (飛行機 自動車などの )衝突, 破損 .2 ⦅話 ⦆(身体 神経の )衰弱 .3 (団体 関係の )崩壊 .