crack

crack: n

1.

a purified, addictive form of cocaine. When pellets of crack are smoked they fizz and crackle, which is probably the origin of the name, reinforced by the precedent of smack. The drug became popular in the USA in 1985, but was first described in The Gourmet Cookbook, a Complete Guide to Cocaine, published in California in 1972.

► 'Crack - cocaine mixed with baking soda and cooked in microwave ovens - has been described as the "fast food of drugs".' (Independent, 24 July 1989)

2.

the vagina. An obvious vulgarism, occasionally heard in all English-speak-ing areas.

3.

Irish and

British

a good time. From the adjective cracking and the Irish notion (sense 4).

► 'It's a right crack.' (Snooker hall manager, ITV telethon, May 1988)

4.

the crack

Irish and British

what's going on, the latest news or the current ambience. This word is used all over Ireland and in the late 1980s spread to Britain.

The all-purpose term, usually in phrases such as 'what's the crack?' or 'that's the crack!', seems to combine two very old, popular unorthodox senses of the word: to talk, gossip or boast, as in crack on, and the adjective crack meaning first-rate, excellent.

► This is the only place to live. I tried Aus-tralia but I came back because I missed the crack.' (Belfast resident, The Crack: a Belfast Year, Sally Belfrage, 1987) 'Big Alex is a minder and a fixer. In his words, he knows all the crack.' (Guardian, 12 December 1987)

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Synonyms:

Break, cleft, breach, chink, fissure, crevice, cranny, opening, rift, rent, Break (partially), Break, split, burst, chap, open in chinks / Report, clap, pop, burst, explosion, Split, chop, cleave, rend asunder, Brag, bluster, vapor, vaunt, boast, gasconade, crow, Excellent, capital, tiptop, first-rate, first-class / Snap (of a whip), Snap (as a whip) / Craze, drive insane, madden

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crack — crack … Dictionnaire des rimes
crack — crack; crack·et; crack·led; crack·less; crack·le·ware; crack·ly; crack·nel; crack·pot; gim·crack·ery; wise·crack·er; hy·dro·crack; crack·er; crack·er·jack; crack·ers; crack·ing; crack·le; crack·ling; gim·crack; crack·lin; crack·pot·ism; … English syllables
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. [1913 Webster] 2. Rupture; flaw; breach, in a moral sense. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crack — crack1 [krak] vi. [ME craken < OE cracian, to resound, akin to Ger krachen < IE base * ger : see CROW1] 1. to make a sudden, sharp noise, as of something breaking 2. to break or split, usually without complete separation of parts 3. a) to… … English World dictionary
Crack — may refer to: Crack cocaine, the freebase form of cocaine that can be smoked Crack, a fracture or discontinuation in a body Crack may also refer to: Contents 1 Music 2 Slang … Wikipedia
crack — ► NOUN 1) a narrow opening between two parts of something which has split or been broken. 2) a sudden sharp or explosive noise. 3) a sharp blow. 4) informal a joke or jibe. 5) informal an attempt to do something. 6) Irish enjoyable entertainment; … English terms dictionary
Crack — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda La palabra crack es un anglicismo que se ha agregado al español para expresar diversos conceptos. En el arte, Generación del crack, un movimiento estético de narradores mexicanos de fines del siglo XX. En informática … Wikipedia Español
Crack — (kr[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cracked} (kr[a^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cracking}.] [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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crack — vb *break, burst, bust, snap, shatter, shiver Analogous words: split, rend, cleave, rive (see TEAR) crack n 1 Crack, cleft, fissure, crevasse, crevice, cranny, chink are comparable when meaning an opening, break, or discontinuity made by or as if … New Dictionary of Synonyms
crack — [adj] super, first rate able, ace, adept, best, capital, choice, crackerjack*, deluxe, elite, excellent, expert, first class, handpicked, pro*, proficient, skilled, skillful, superior, talented; concepts 528,542,574 Ant. bad, inferior, poor crack … New thesaurus
crack up — {v.} 1. To wreck or be wrecked; smash up. * /The airplane cracked up in landing./ * /He cracked up his car./ 2. {informal} To become mentally ill under physical or mental overwork or worry. * /He had kept too busy for years, and when failures… … Dictionary of American idioms

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