Crack

krak, v.i. to utter a sharp sudden sound: to split: to boast: to chat.— v.t. to produce a sudden noise: to break into chinks: to split: to break partially or wholly: to open (a bottle).— n. a sudden sharp splitting sound: a chink: a flaw: a blow, a smack: friendly chat: ( slang ) housebreaking: a craze: one who has a craze: a pert boy.— adj. ( coll. ) excellent.— n. Crack′-brain , a crazy person.— adjs. Crack′-brained ; Cracked , rent: damaged: crazy.— ns. Crack′er , one who or that which cracks: a boaster, a lie: the pin-tail duck: ( U.S. ) a thin crisp biscuit: a bonbon, or a small firework, exploding when pulled asunder: ( U.S. ) a poor white; Crack′-halt′er , Crack′-hemp ( Shak. ), Crack′-rope , one likely to be hanged.— adj. Crack′-jaw , of a word, hard to pronounce.— ns. Cracks′man , a burglar; Crack′-tryst , one who breaks an engagement.— Crack credit , to destroy one's credit; Crack tryst , to break an engagement; Crack up , to praise. [A.S. cracian , to crack; cf. Dut. kraken , Gael. crac .]