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to crack

verb/iʃtɐˈlaɾ/high

es·ta·lar

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Definitions

1To make a sharp, sudden noise, or to cause something to break with such a noise.
The whip cracked loudly in the air.
He cracked his knuckles habitually.
syn
snappop
Common collocations
crack a whipcrack one's knucklescrack under pressure
2To break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound.
The dry twig snapped underfoot.
The rope snapped under the tension.
syn
breaksplit
ant
mendjoin
Common collocations
snap in twosnap into place

Etymology

Do latim vulgar '*stellare', de origem onomatopeica.

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