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present tense third-person singular of crack
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as in pops
to break suddenly with an explosive sound the tree branch unexpectedly cracked under our weight

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as in chokes
to yield to mental or emotional stress after hours of tough questioning the suspect finally cracked and blurted out a confession

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as in deciphers
to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language the United States military used the Navajo language as a code during World War II, and the enemy never cracked it

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cracks

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noun

plural of crack
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as in fissures
an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure a pebble struck the car's windshield and left a spidery crack in it

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“Cracks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cracks. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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