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4 : a sharp blow

5 : an attempt or opportunity to do something

6 : a potent form of cocaine in small chips used illicitly for smoking

Synonyms

[1] bang, blast, boom, clap, crash, pop, report, slam, smash, snap, thwack, whack—more at CLAP

[2] gag, jest, joke, laugh, pleasantry, quip, sally, waggery, wisecrack, witticism—more at JOKE

[3] chink, cleft, cranny, crevice, fissure, rift, split; also craze, hairline; fracture, rupture; breach, gap, opening; cut, gash, incision, slit

[5] attempt, endeavor, essay, fling, go, pass, shot, stab, trial, try, whack—more at ATTEMPT

3crack adjective : extremely proficient

Synonyms

accomplished, adept, consummate, crackerjack, expert, good, great, master, masterful, masterly, proficient, skilled, skillful, virtuoso—more at PROFICIENT

crack·down noun : an act or instance of taking positive disciplinary action

crack down verb : to take positive regulatory or disciplinary action — used with on

Synonyms

usually crack down on clamp down, crush, put down, quash, quell, repress, silence, snuff, squash, squelch, subdue, suppress—more at QUELL

cracked adjective : mentally disturbed

Synonyms

balmy, crazy, deranged, insane, loco, lunatic, mad, nuts, nutty, screwy, unsound—more at INSANE

crack·er noun 1 : FIRECRACKER

2 : a dry thin crispy baked bread product made of flour and water

crack·er·jack noun : a person or thing of marked excellence

Synonyms

ace, adept, artist, authority, expert, maestro, master, scholar, shark, virtuoso, whiz, wizard—more at EXPERT

crackerjack adjective : of striking ability or excellence

Synonyms

accomplished, adept, consummate, crack, expert, good, great, master, masterful, masterly, proficient, skilled, skillful, virtuoso—more at PROFICIENT

crack·le verb crack·led; crack·ling 1 : to make small sharp snapping noises

2 : to develop fine cracks in a surface

— crackle noun

— crack·ly adjective

crack·pot noun : an eccentric person

Synonyms

character, crank, eccentric, kook, nut, oddball, screwball, weirdo—more at ECCENTRIC

crack–up noun 1 : a wrecking or smashing esp. of a vehicle : CRASH, WRECK

2 : BREAKDOWN

Synonyms

collision, crash, smash, wreck—more at CRASH

crack up verb 1 : to express a favorable judgment of : PRAISE

2 : to laugh or cause to laugh out loud

3 : to crash a vehicle

Synonyms

acclaim, applaud, cheer, hail, laud, praise, salute, tout—more at ACCLAIM

1cradle noun 1 : a baby's bed or cot

2 : a framework or support (as for a telephone receiver)

3 : INFANCY

4 : a place of origin

2cradle verb cra·dled; cra·dling 1 : to place in or as if in a cradle

2 : SHELTER, REAR

craft noun 1 a : skill in planning, making, or executing

b : an occupation requiring special skill

2 : skill in deceiving to gain an end : CUNNING, GUILE

3 pl usu craft : a boat esp. of small size; also : AIRCRAFT, SPACECRAFT

Synonyms

[1a] adeptness, adroitness, art, artfulness, artifice, artistry, cleverness, cunning, deftness, masterfulness, skill—more at SKILL

[1b] handicraft, trade; also art, skill; calling, occupation, profession, vocation

[2] artfulness, artifice, caginess, canniness, craftiness, cunning, guile, slyness, wiliness—more at CUNNING

[3] boat, bottom, vessel—more at BOAT

craft verb : to make or produce with care, skill, or ingenuity

Synonyms

cast, compose, draft, draw, formulate, frame, prepare—more at COMPOSE

craft·i·ness noun : the quality or state of being crafty

Synonyms

artfulness, artifice, caginess, canniness, craft, cunning, guile, slyness, wiliness—more at CUNNING

crafts·man noun : a skilled artisan

— crafts·man·ship noun

Synonyms

artificer, artisan, handicrafter—more at ARTISAN

crafty adjective craft·i·er; -est : adept in the use of subtlety and cunning : CUNNING, SUBTLE

— craft·i·ly adverb

Synonyms

artful, cagey, cunning, devious, foxy, guileful, slick, sly, subtle, wily—more at ARTFUL

crag noun : a steep rugged cliff or