ADJ
- big, deep, huge, large, long, serious
- short, small
- fine, hairline, thin
CRACK + VERB
- appear
- develop, spread
- run
- A fine crack ran up the wall
VERB + CRACK
- fill
- We filled the cracks in the plaster before hanging the wallpaper
CRACK + VERB
- appear
- Wide cracks appeared in the ground during the drought
- open up, widen
PREP
- ~ in
- There's a crack in the fence big enough to look through
PHRASES
- a crack of light
- a tiny crack of light under the door
- open a door/ window a crack
- Could you open the window just a crack?
VERB + CRACK
- give, let out
- He gave a crack of laughter
- hear
PREP
- with a ~
- The chandelier hit the floor with a crack
- ~ of
PHRASES
- the crack of a whip, a crack of thunder
ADV
- badly
- The dish had cracked quite badly
- slightly
ADV
- completely
- finally
- The stresses of her job became too great and she finally cracked
- up
- He thought he'd never get through the ordeal without cracking up
- hard
PHRASES
- crack under the pressure/strain, show signs of cracking
- He is under a lot of pressure but is showing no signs of cracking
- PHRASAL VERBS crack down
PREP
- on
- to crack down hard on crime