crack

  • 101Crack — Recorded as Crack, Crake, Crayke, Creyk, Cracker, Craker, and possibly others, this is an English surname which is also associated with Scotland. There are two possible origins. The first is that it is a nickname surname from the word crayke ,… …

    Surnames reference

  • 102crack up — Synonyms and related words: ablate, accident, appulse, atomize, bang, bang into, bankruptcy, blow, brain disease, break down, break up, breakage, breakdown, breaking up, breakup, brunt, bulldozing, bulling, bump, bump into, burn out, calamity,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 103crack on — U.S.A.; Pittsburgh, PA When a male attempts to get to know a female of his own peer group with the intentions of ultimately having a relationship with her because of her personality, not material possessions. Joe s had his eye on her for two… …

    English dialects glossary

  • 104crack — [OE] Old English had the verb cracian ‘make a sudden sharp noise’, but English did not acquire the noun crack until the 14th century. Both are of Germanic origin (modern German has the related krachen, for instance, and Dutch has kraken), and the …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 105crack — s. estimulante muy peligroso derivado del clorhidrato de cocaína. ❙ «No parecen anfetas corrientes, ni tampoco crack.» Fernando Martínez Laínez, La intentona del dragón …

    Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"

  • 106crack — droga de cocaína no procesada; droga; cf. coca, pasta base; se paran en la esquina a vender crack a vista y paciencia de todos …

    Diccionario de chileno actual

  • 107crack —    Concentrated form of cocaine which is used in vapor form. It is smoked or inhaled through “crack pipes.” It is a highly addictive drug that causes psychotic behavior which is often times violent …

    Forensic science glossary

  • 108crack — adj Expert. Jeremy was a crack reporter for the Chronicle for years. 1800s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 109crack\ up — v 1. To wreck or be wrecked; smash up. The airplane cracked up in landing. He cracked up his car. 2. informal To become mentally ill under physical or mental overwork or worry. He had kept too busy for years, and when failures came, he cracked up …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 110crack — I. , v. a. == break in two. HD. 568 == discourse, ‘reisons craken.’ Alys. 6991. Cf. our Engl, ‘to crack jokes’ II. , v. n. == snap short. Alys. 4436 …

    Oldest English Words