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Collocations for crack - noun

1. line on the surface of sth where it has broken

ADJECTIVE

big, deep, huge, large, long, serious (esp. BrE)
short, small
fine, hairline, thin

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crack + VERB

appear
develop, spread
run
A fine crack ran up the wall.

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2. narrow opening

ADJECTIVE

narrow, small, tiny
wide

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VERB + crack

fill, seal
We filled the cracks in the plaster before hanging the wallpaper.

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crack + VERB

appear
Wide cracks appeared in the ground during the drought.
open up, widen

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PREPOSITION

crack in
There's a crack in the fence big enough to look through.

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PHRASES

a crack of light
a tiny crack of light under the door
open a door, window, etc. a crack
Could you open the window just a crack?

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3. sudden loud sound

ADJECTIVE

loud, resounding, sharp
sickening
satisfying
audible

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VERB + crack

hear

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crack + VERB

echo
A loud crack echoed off the empty walls.

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PREPOSITION

with a crack
The chandelier hit the floor with a crack.
crack of

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PHRASES

the crack of a whip
a crack of thunder

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Collocations for crack - verb

ADVERB

completely
finally
The stresses of her job became too great and she finally cracked.
up
He thought he'd never get through the ordeal without cracking up.

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PHRASES

crack under the pressure, crack under the strain, show signs of cracking
He is under a lot of pressure but is showing no signs of cracking.

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crack down - PHRASAL VERB

ADVERB

hard

PREPOSITION

on
to crack down hard on crime

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Crack is used with these nouns as the subject:
egg, glass, ice, leather, mud, thunder, veneer, voice, whip, windscreen

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Crack is used with these nouns as the object:
bone, case, code, crime, egg, gag, glass, grin, joke, knuckle, mirror, mystery, nut, password, puzzle, rib, safe, scheme, shot, skull, smile, whip, windscreen

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Collocations for crack - adj.

Crack is used with these nouns:
cocaine, force, shot, team, troops

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