Слово англійською: crack

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crack

noun

/kræk/

break

[countable] crack (in something) a line on the surface of something where it has broken but not split into separate parts

This cup has a crack in it.
Cracks began to appear in the walls.
(figurative) The cracks (= faults) in the government's economic policy are already beginning to show.

narrow opening

[countable] a narrow space or opening

She peeped through the crack in the curtains.
The door opened a crack (= a small amount).

sound

[countable] a sudden loud noise

There was a deafening crack of thunder and the heavens opened.
She heard the sharp crack of a rifle shot.

hit

[countable] crack (on something) a sharp, hard hit that can be heard

She fell over and got a nasty crack on the head.

attempt

[countable] crack (at something) | crack (at doing something) (informal) an occasion when you try to do something synonym attempt

She hopes to have another crack at the world record this year.
He had a good crack at opening the door, but it wouldn't budge.

drug

(also crack cocaine)

[uncountable] a powerful, illegal drug that is a form of cocaine

a crack addict

joke

[countable] (informal) a joke, especially a critical one

He made a very unfair crack about her looks.
He gets really mad if anyone makes a crack about his weight.

conversation

(also craic)

[uncountable, singular] (Irish English, informal) a good time; friendly, lively talk

Where's the crack tonight?
He's a person who enjoys a drink and a bit of crack.

Word OriginOld English cracian ‘make an explosive noise’; of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kraken and German krachen. Sense (8) of the noun is from Irish craic ‘entertaining conversation’.

Idioms

at the crack of dawn

(informal) very early in the morning
- I have to get up at the crack of dawn.

a fair crack of the whip

(British English, informal) a reasonable opportunity to show that you can do something
- I felt we weren't given a fair crack of the whip.

fall/slip through the cracks

(also slip through the net)

when somebody/something falls or slips through the cracks, an organization or a system fails to find them and deal with them
- We tried to contact all former students, but one or two slipped through the cracks.

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