cortarse

Phonetic: "/kɹæk/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.

Example: A large crack had formed in the roadway.

Definition: A narrow opening.

Example: Open the door a crack.

Definition: A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.

Example: I didn't appreciate that crack about my hairstyle.

Definition: Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.

Example: crack head

Definition: The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.

Example: The crack of the falling branch could be heard for miles.

Definition: Any sharp sound.

Example: The crack of the bat hitting the ball.

Definition: A sharp, resounding blow.

Definition: An attempt at something.

Example: I'd like to take a crack at that game.

Definition: Vagina.

Example: I'm so horny even the crack of dawn isn't safe!

Definition: The space between the buttocks.

Example: Pull up your pants! Your crack is showing.

Definition: Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous storytelling; good company.

Example: He/she is quare good crack.

Definition: Business; events; news.

Example: What's the crack?

Definition: A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.

Example: Has anyone got a crack for DocumentWriter 3.0?

Definition: (elsewhere throughout the North of the UK) a meaningful chat.

Definition: Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose.

Definition: The tone of voice when changed at puberty.

Definition: A mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity.

Example: He has a crack.

Definition: A crazy or crack-brained person.

Definition: A boast; boasting.

Definition: Breach of chastity.

Definition: A boy, generally a pert, lively boy.

Definition: A brief time; an instant; a jiffy.

Example: I'll be with you in a crack.

Phonetic: "/kɹæk/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To form cracks.

Example: It's been so dry, the ground is starting to crack.

Definition: To break apart under pressure.

Example: When I tried to stand on the chair, it cracked.

Definition: To become debilitated by psychological pressure.

Example: Anyone would crack after being hounded like that.

Definition: To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.

Example: When we showed him the pictures of the murder scene, he cracked.

Definition: To make a cracking sound.

Example: The bat cracked with authority and the ball went for six.

Definition: (of a voice) To change rapidly in register.

Example: His voice cracked with emotion.

Definition: (of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.

Example: His voice finally cracked when he was fourteen.

Definition: To make a sharply humorous comment.

Example: "I would too, with a face like that," she cracked.

Definition: To make a crack or cracks in.

Example: The ball cracked the window.

Definition: To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.

Example: You'll need a hammer to crack a black walnut.

Definition: To strike forcefully.

Example: She cracked him over the head with her handbag.

Definition: To open slightly.

Example: Could you please crack the window?

Definition: To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure. (Figurative)

Example: They managed to crack him on the third day.

Definition: To solve a difficult problem. (Figurative, from cracking a nut.)

Example: I've finally cracked it, and of course the answer is obvious in hindsight.

Definition: To overcome a security system or a component.

Example: It took a minute to crack the lock, three minutes to crack the security system, and about twenty minutes to crack the safe.

Definition: To cause to make a sharp sound.

Example: to crack a whip

Definition: To tell (a joke).

Example: The performance was fine until he cracked that dead baby joke.

Definition: To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.

Example: Acetone is cracked to ketene and methane at 700°C.

Definition: To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.

Example: That software licence will expire tomorrow unless we can crack it.

Definition: To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.

Example: I'd love to crack open a beer.

Definition: To brag, boast.

Definition: To be ruined or impaired; to fail.