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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