To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to crack nuts.
To burst or open in chinks; to break, with or without quite separating into parts.
A partial separation of parts, with or without a perceptible opening; a chink or fissure; a narrow breach; a crevice; as, a crack in timber, or in a wall, or in glass.
A break or split in an item. avid Copperfield A story written by Charles Dickens. A series within the Dickens' Village, introduced in 1989 and retired in 1992.
'krak/ Function: verb Etymology: Middle English crakken, from Old English "cracian"; akin to Old High German "chrahhOn" to resound Date: before 12th century intransitive senses transitive senses 1. a: to break so that fissures appear on the surface or through the element ; b: fracture caused by the effects of stress(es) on weak or weakened parts of a member or material. 2. to impair seriously or irreparably 3. to subject (hydrocarbons) to cracking (to break a large, complex compound into simpler compounds) 4. to break up (chemical compounds) into simpler compounds by means of heat
Cracks in the rolled section appearing as fissures of varying depths in the surface.
a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts; "there was a crack in the mirror"
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"
break partially but keep its integrity; "The glass cracked"
break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"
a deep split in the tree, which extends through the bark and into the wood of the tree
A split or fissure in the rock. Horizontal versions are commonly referred to as breaks. Wide cracks are otherwise known as chimneys or offwidths
Fissure or discontinuity of the pavement surface not necessarily extending through the entire thickness of the pavement. Cracks generally develop after initial construction of the pavement and may be caused by thermal effects, excess loadings, or excess deflections.
an open break; contrast with hairline.
To break a program's security, integrity, or registration system, or fake a user ID.
A fissure in a rock wall, typically used for hand- and footholds while climbing. Can be paper-thin to larger than body size.
a sharp break or fissure in a surface. Usually caused by strain and/or environmental conditions.
To break into a computer system
a fissure of the paper caused by break in the surface of the coating during printing or other converting processes.
A failure of wood fibers, creating either a longitudinal or horizontal split in the wood.
To illegally gain access to a computer system or copy software by breaking the system or the software's copyright protection and registration safeguards.
A split or break in an object, image surface or support.
A split or fissure in the rock face. Horizontal cracks are known as breaks; wide cracks may be offwidths or chimneys. A very thin crack that will not easily take protection is known as a seam; it may take a piton.
cleavage that extends to the surface of a wafer and which may or may not pass through the entire thickness of the wafer. Also known as fissure; see also fracture.
A break or split without complete separation.