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crack

Main Entry: ¹crack

Function: intransitive verb

Language: English

1 : chasquear, restallar <the whip cracked : el látigo restalló>
2 split : rajarse, resquebrajarse, agrietarse
3 : quebrarse (dícese de la voz)

transitive verb

1 : restallar, chasquear (un látigo, etc.)
2 split : rajar, agrietar, resquebrajar
3 break : romper (un huevo), cascar (nueces), forzar (una caja fuerte)
4 solve : resolver, descifrar (un código)

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