What is the meaning of the word "crack"?

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  1. a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts copy to clipboard noun
    • there was a crack in the mirror copy to clipboard
  2. a narrow opening copy to clipboard noun
    • I opened the window a crack to let the smoke escape. copy to clipboard
  3. a sudden sharp noise copy to clipboard noun
    • the crack of a whip copy to clipboard
  4. a usually brief attempt copy to clipboard noun
    • The manager took a crack at the problem their employee had been working at. copy to clipboard
  5. to become fractured copy to clipboard verb
    • The screen cracked on my phone. copy to clipboard
  6. to break into simpler molecules by means of heat copy to clipboard verb
    • The petroleum cracked copy to clipboard
  7. to break partially but keep its integrity copy to clipboard verb
    • The glass cracked. copy to clipboard
  8. to cause to become cracked copy to clipboard verb
    • heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair copy to clipboard
  9. to gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions copy to clipboard verb
    • You cracked my password. copy to clipboard
  10. to hit forcefully copy to clipboard verb
    • My hard tackle cracked the opponent's helmet. copy to clipboard
  11. to make a very sharp explosive sound copy to clipboard verb
    • Their gun cracked. copy to clipboard
  12. to pass through a barrier copy to clipboard verb
    • Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county copy to clipboard
  13. to suffer a nervous breakdown copy to clipboard verb
    • After weeks of stressful work, I finally cracked. copy to clipboard
  14. to tell spontaneously copy to clipboard verb
    • crack a joke copy to clipboard

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