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crack

noun as in break, crevice

noun as in loud sound, usually from hitting

noun as in attempt to do something

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noun as in insulting joke

verb as in break, usually into parts

verb as in hit very hard

verb as in discover meaning, answer

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Days earlier, administrators had passed rules that cracked down on political speech on campus.

Skelley says that the gerrymandering planned for Davids will be what he refers to as “cracking.”

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This is why people often crack that you should take the promised cost and timeline of a project, double both, and line up a good marriage counselor.

While Diego and Sage seemed perfectly happy on arrival, the sexy, uninhibited Will and Cin have a way of nosing out their insecurities, finding the cracks in their connection and weaseling their way in.

It’s a crack that makes me think of “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” itself — a woman’s ongoing quest to identify herself.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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