noun / verb
crack
KRAK/krˈæk/
A sharp break in a surface or its accompanying sound.
A narrow, jagged crack runs across the ceramic plate on the table.
Etymology
The noun probably comes from the verb whose ancestor cracian meant “make a sharp noise.” The verb developed the sense “split open,” linking the sound of breaking to the narrow opening left behind.
In context
if I were to repair the crack well that would make it disappear I'm glad we agree and if that crack disappeared the resulting smooth surface would curtail my imagining
More examples
- Water seeps through cracks in the basement wall.
- The glass cracked when I poured hot water into it.
- We hear a sharp crack as the ice splits.
Forms
crack · cracks · cracked · cracking