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There's a crack in this glass.

a narrow space between two things or two parts of something

a crack in the curtains

a sudden loud noise a crack of thunder

crack • down / ' krrekdaun / noun [ count ]

action to stop bad or illegal behavior a police crackdown on street crime

crack • er / ' krrekar / noun [ count ]

a thin, dry type of bread that you can eat with cheese

crack • le / krrekl / verb ( crack • les, crack • ling, crack • led )

to make a lot of short sharp sounds Dry wood crackles when you burn it.

cra • dle / ' kreidl / noun [ count ]

a small bed for a baby, which can be moved from side to side

—Look at crib .

craft / krreft / noun [ count ]

a job or activity for which you need skill with your hands Pottery is a traditional craft.

crafts • man / ' krreftsman/ noun [ count ] ( plural crafts • men / ' krreftsman / ) a person who is good at making things with their hands furniture made by local craftsmen

craft • y / krrefti / adjective ( craft • i • er , craft • i • est )

good at getting what you want in a way that is not completely honest

cram / krrem / verb ( crams , cram • ming , crammed )

to push too many people or things into a small space She crammed her clothes into a bag.

to study and try to learn a lot a short time before a test or exam

He stayed up all night cramming for his biology exam.

cramp / krremp/ noun [ count ]

( health ) a sudden pain that you get in a muscle, for example in your leg, or in your stomach

cramped / krrempt / adjective

not having enough space

There were five of us living in a cramped apartment.

cran • ber • ry / krren|beri / noun [ count ] ( plural cran • ber • ries )

a small red fruit with a sharp taste that grows on a bush turkey with cranberry sauce

crane / krein / noun [ count ]

a big machine with a long metal arm for lifting heavy things

crash 14?/ krsej/ verb ( crash es , crash ing , crashed )

1 to have an accident in a car or other vehicle and hit something

The bus crashed into a tree.

crashed my father's car.

to fall or hit something with a loud noise The tree crashed to the ground.

( computers ) If a computer crashes , it suddenly stops working.

( business ) (used about money or business) to suddenly lose value or fail

A lot of banks have closed since the market crashed.

crash 2 © / krae|7 noun [ count ] ( plural crash • es )

an accident when something that is moving hits another thing

He was killed in a car crash . a plane crash

a loud noise when something falls or hits another thing I heard a crash as the tree fell.

3 ( business ) (used about money or business) a sudden fall in the value or price of something a stock market crash

crate / kreit / noun [ count ]

a big box for carrying bottles or other things

cra • ter / ' kreitsr / noun [ count ]

the hole in the top of a volcano —Look at the picture at volcano .

a large hole in the ground, caused by something large hitting it

craters on the moon

crawl 1 / krol / verb ( crawls , crawl . ing , crawled )

to move slowly on your hands and knees, or with your body

close to the ground

Babies crawl before they can walk.

A spider crawled across the floor.

crawl2 / krol / the crawl noun [ noncount ] ( sports ) a way of swimming on your front — Look at breaststroke .

cray • on / ' kreian / noun [ count ]

( art ) a soft, thick pencil that comes in many colors The kids were drawing pictures with crayons.

craze / kreiz / noun [ count ]

something that a lot of people are very interested in the latest craze in video games

СГа . Zy © / kreizi / adjective ( cra . zi er , cra . zi . est )

( informal )

stupid; not sensible

You must be crazy to ride a bike at night with no lights.

very angry