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Meanings of crack in English

Portuguese
crack
Catalan
crack
Wikidata

A purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive.

        crack
        Portuguese
        tentativa
        Spanish
        conato

        A usually brief attempt.

              tentativa
              Catalan
              agudesa
              Spanish
              idea

              Witty remark.

                    agudesa
                    Portuguese
                    fractura
                    Spanish
                    crujido
                    Catalan
                    fractura

                    A sudden sharp noise.

                          fractura
                          Usage of crack in English
                          1
                          We're tracking down evidence, and we hope to crack the case today.
                          Goodbye dolly
                          2
                          It's a problem TV has not really been able to crack yet.
                          The Guardian
                          3
                          Ultimately, Coulom says, this kind of hybrid approach will crack the problem.
                          Wired
                          4
                          However, a longer reaction time resulted in the crack of 2-D structure.
                          Pubmed
                          5
                          During the financial crisis, policymakers pledged to crack down on the industry.
                          Reuters
                          6
                          Is there a new crack in the West's sanctions regime against Russia?
                          Reuters
                          7
                          But ultimately, Shoes of Prey simply failed to crack the mass market.
                          News.com.au
                          8
                          It gave the government another opportunity to have a crack at National.
                          Radio NZ
                          9
                          According to the Centers for Disease Control, the problem was crack cocaine.
                          The tipping point: how little things can make a big difference
                          10
                          However, President Donald Trump has vowed to crack down on illegal immigration.
                          Reuters
                          11
                          I've seen Detective Ryan crack cases that had been stalled for months.
                          Break No Bones
                          12
                          Warning: It's easy to get a foot stuck in a hand crack.
                          Climbing Magazine
                          13
                          And these stories continue to thrive on the cases Holmes didn't crack.
                          Wired
                          14
                          Nill had taken a long haul from the crack pipe of power.
                          Disciple of the dog
                          15
                          Security forces crack down on protesters, resulting in more than 100 deaths.
                          BBC
                          16
                          The floor needs sweeping: used syringes, crack vials, charred spoons, pipe stems.
                          Snow Crash