Words / B1

KRAK/kræk/

A crack is a thin line where something is broken but has not come apart: a crack in the wall; a crack in the glass. A split can be wider; a hole goes right through. Crack as a verb (crack a nut; the ice cracked) is related. Do not use the drug slang at B1 unless a text forces it — the noun here is the thin break. A crack of thunder is a sudden sharp sound, another extra use.

Meaning

A thin line where something is broken but has not come apart.

Examples

• “There is a crack in the kitchen window.”
• “Surveyors found a crack in the chimney after the storm.”
• “There is a fine crack along the rim of the mug, so do not use it.”

Good to know

a crack in the wall / glass. Thin break, not fully apart. Wider: split. Through: hole. B1 noun = thin break, not slang.

Near in meaning

split

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