Clues for the word "CRACK"

We've had 48 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 66 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily American crossword on June 21, 2025.

Definition of crack

v. t. - To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to crack nuts.
v. t. - To rend with grief or pain; to affect deeply with sorrow; hence, to disorder; to distract; to craze.
v. t. - To cause to sound suddenly and sharply; to snap; as, to crack a whip.
v. t. - To utter smartly and sententiously; as, to crack a joke.
v. t. - To cry up; to extol; -- followed by up.
v. i. - To burst or open in chinks; to break, with or without quite separating into parts.
v. i. - To be ruined or impaired; to fail.
v. i. - To utter a loud or sharp, sudden sound.
v. i. - To utter vain, pompous words; to brag; to boast; -- with of.
n. - 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.
n. - Rupture; flaw; breach, in a moral sense.
n. - 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.
n. - The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
n. - Mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity; as, he has a crack.
n. - A crazy or crack-brained person.
n. - A boast; boasting.
n. - Breach of chastity.
n. - A boy, generally a pert, lively boy.
n. - A brief time; an instant; as, to be with one in a crack.
n. - Free conversation; friendly chat.
a. - Of superior excellence; having qualities to be boasted of.