"crack" meaning in English

See crack in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kræk/ Audio: en-us-crack.ogg [US] Forms: crack, cracks [plural]
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  1. A crack is the line where something is breaking.
    Sense id: simple-crack-en-noun-jM6X2xH2
  2. A loud sound like the sound of something breaking.
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  3. A strong, fairly cheap form of cocaine; crack often comes in the form of a rock and it is usually smoked in a crack-pipe.
    Sense id: simple-crack-en-noun-Xll6aXkb

Verb

IPA: /kræk/ Audio: en-us-crack.ogg [US] Forms: crack [canonical], cracks [third-person, singular], cracked [past], cracked [past, participle], cracking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When something cracks it breaks along a line, maybe not a straight line. It might break into two pieces, or it might break but the two pieces are still attached.
    Sense id: simple-crack-en-verb-ZpDwHpzi
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