Word

crack, v.
(cracked, cracking, cracks)
freq. cnt. 18

become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

break check crack

sample sentences

"The glass cracked when it was heated"

verb frames

Something ----s
The glass tubes %s
These glasses %s easily

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

check

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

breakable break

semantic pointers

hypernym

change

verb group

check, chink crack

hyponym

crack

make a very sharp explosive sound
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

crack

sample sentences

"His gun cracked"

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cracker cracking

semantic pointers

hypernym

sound, go

pass through (a barrier)
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

break through crack

sample sentences

"Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

pass

hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

crack

sample sentences

"The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cracking

semantic pointers

hypernym

hit

make a sharp sound
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

crack snap

sample sentences

"his fingers snapped"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cracker

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

snap snap

semantic pointers

hypernym

sound, go

break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

crack snap

sample sentences

"The pipe snapped"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

snap

semantic pointers

hypernym

break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart

break partially but keep its integrity
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

crack

sample sentences

"The glass cracked"

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

crack

semantic pointers

hypernym

crack, check, break

hyponym

chap craze alligator

break into simpler molecules by means of heat
<verb.change>

crack

sample sentences

"The petroleum cracked"

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cracking

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

chemistry, chemical science

hypernym

change

reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
<verb.change>

crack

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cracking

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

chemistry, chemical science

hypernym

decompose, break up, break down

cause

crack

cause to become cracked
<verb.change>

crack

sample sentences

"heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s the glass tubes

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

verb group

crack, check, break

hyponym

check, chink fissure

tell spontaneously
<verb.communication>

crack

sample sentences

"crack a joke"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

crack

semantic pointers

hypernym

tell, recount, narrate, recite

suffer a nervous breakdown
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

break up collapse crack crack up crock up

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

crack-up

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

collapse

semantic pointers

hypernym

suffer, have, sustain, get

gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
<verb.social>

crack

sample sentences

"she cracked my password"
"crack a safe"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cracker

semantic pointers

hypernym

break, break in