[
  {
    "word": "crack",
    "phonetic": "/k\u0279\u00e6k/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/k\u0279\u00e6k/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/crack-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=840676",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "A large crack had formed in the roadway."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A narrow opening.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Open the door a crack."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I didn't appreciate that crack about my hairstyle."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "crack head"
          },
          {
            "definition": "The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The crack of the falling branch could be heard for miles."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Any sharp sound.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The crack of the bat hitting the ball."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A sharp, resounding blow.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An attempt at something.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I'd like to take a crack at that game."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Vagina.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I'm so horny even the crack of dawn isn't safe!"
          },
          {
            "definition": "The space between the buttocks.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Pull up your pants! Your crack is showing."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous storytelling; good company.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He/she is quare good crack."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Business; events; news.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "What's the crack?"
          },
          {
            "definition": "A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Has anyone got a crack for DocumentWriter 3.0?"
          },
          {
            "definition": "(elsewhere throughout the North of the UK) a meaningful chat.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The tone of voice when changed at puberty.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He has a crack."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A crazy or crack-brained person.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A boast; boasting.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Breach of chastity.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A boy, generally a pert, lively boy.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A brief time; an instant; a jiffy.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I'll be with you in a crack."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "crackpot",
          "crack cocaine",
          "arse",
          "ass",
          "bum"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "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\u00b0C."
          },
          {
            "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": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crack"
    ]
  },
  {
    "word": "crack",
    "phonetic": "/k\u0279\u00e6k/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/k\u0279\u00e6k/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/crack-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=840676",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Highly trained and competent.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Even a crack team of investigators would have trouble solving this case."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Excellent, first-rate, superior, top-notch.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "She's a crack shot with that rifle."
          }
        ],
        "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"
    ]
  }
]