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How to sign: become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
"The glass cracked when it was heated";
Categories: change
Within this category: crack
How to sign: a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
"there was a crack in the mirror";
Categories: blemish, defect, mar
Within this category: craze
How to sign: gain unauthorized access to computers, typically to do malicious things
"the identity thieves hacked into the bank's server and stole several thousand passwords";
Similiar / Same: hack
How to sign: to finally give in to pressure from others
"after hours of questioning, the suspect cracked", "he cracked and got a new phone just like his friends";
How to sign: of the highest quality
"an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops";
Similiar / Same: ace, A-one, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, tops
How to sign: break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
"The rope snapped";
Similiar / Same: snap
Categories: break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up
How to sign: suffer a nervous breakdown
Similiar / Same: crack up, crock up, collapse, break up
Categories: get, have, suffer, sustain
How to sign: the act of cracking something
Similiar / Same: cracking, fracture
Categories: break, breakage, breaking
How to sign: reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
Categories: break down, break up, decompose
