[{"word":"cracking","phonetic":"/ˈkɹækɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈkɹækɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To form cracks.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"It's been so dry, the ground is starting to crack."},{"definition":"To break apart under pressure.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"When I tried to stand on the chair, it cracked."},{"definition":"To become debilitated by psychological pressure.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Anyone would crack after being hounded like that."},{"definition":"To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"When we showed him the pictures of the murder scene, he cracked."},{"definition":"To make a cracking sound.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The bat cracked with authority and the ball went for six."},{"definition":"(of a voice) To change rapidly in register.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"His voice cracked with emotion."},{"definition":"(of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"His voice finally cracked when he was fourteen."},{"definition":"To make a sharply humorous comment.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"\"I would too, with a face like that,\" she cracked."},{"definition":"To make a crack or cracks in.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The ball cracked the window."},{"definition":"To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"You'll need a hammer to crack a black walnut."},{"definition":"To strike forcefully.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She cracked him over the head with her handbag."},{"definition":"To open slightly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Could you please crack the window?"},{"definition":"To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure. (Figurative)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"They managed to crack him on the third day."},{"definition":"To solve a difficult problem. (Figurative, from cracking a nut.)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I've finally cracked it, and of course the answer is obvious in hindsight."},{"definition":"To overcome a security system or a component.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"It took a minute to crack the lock, three minutes to crack the security system, and about twenty minutes to crack the safe."},{"definition":"To cause to make a sharp sound.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to crack a whip"},{"definition":"To tell (a joke).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The performance was fine until he cracked that dead baby joke."},{"definition":"To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Acetone is cracked to ketene and methane at 700°C."},{"definition":"To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"That software licence will expire tomorrow unless we can crack it."},{"definition":"To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I'd love to crack open a beer."},{"definition":"To brag, boast.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be ruined or impaired; to fail.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The formation of cracks on a surface.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The production of a crack sound.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the crackings of whips"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Great.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The race started at a cracking pace."},{"definition":"Enjoyable.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"We had a cracking time."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adverb","definitions":[{"definition":"Very, usually associated with praise.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"It was a cracking good show."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crack","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cracking"]}]