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crack

 
 
/kræk/ noun

Translation

LINE [C] a line on the surface of something that is damaged
çatlak
Several cups had cracks in them.1967
NARROW SPACE [C] a narrow space between two parts of something or between two things
yarık, aralık, açıklık
I could see sunlight through a crack in the curtains.16571536
DRUG [U] an illegal drug that is very harmful
esrar, uyuşturucu
897
NOISE [C] a sudden, short noise
darbe, vuruş
a crack of thunder 1092
JOKE [C] an unkind joke or remark
nazik olmayan, nükte, fıkra, ifade, söz
He was always making cracks about my weight.1454
have/take a crack at sth informal to try to do something
girişimde bulunmak, yeltenmek, denemek
I've never put up shelves before, but I'll have a crack at it.1860
the crack of dawn very early in the morning
şafak, tanyeri, seher vakti
He gets up at the crack of dawn.1572
(Definition of crack noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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