"crack open" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: cracks open [present, singular, third-person], cracking open [participle, present], cracked open [participle, past], cracked open [past]
Rhymes: -əʊpən Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} crack open (third-person singular simple present cracks open, present participle cracking open, simple past and past participle cracked open)
  1. (informal) To open (a bottle, can, etc. of drink, especially alcoholic drink), especially in order to celebrate; also extended to other packaged items. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-crack_open-en-verb-BlQWvt5g Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  2. (informal) To start reading (a book). Tags: informal Synonyms: crack a book
    Sense id: en-crack_open-en-verb-8FY7XWzb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 55 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 59 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 69 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 71 20
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see crack, open. Related terms: nutcracker, church key, cold one, pop-top
    Sense id: en-crack_open-en-verb-jnTETK4N

Inflected forms

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