I . n.
1.
Break, cleft, breach, chink, fissure, crevice, cranny, opening, rift, rent.
2.
Report, clap, pop, burst, explosion.
3.
Snap ( of a whip ).
II . v. a.
1.
Break ( partially ).
2.
Split, chop, cleave, rend asunder.
3.
Snap ( as a whip ).
4.
Craze, drive insane, madden.
III . v. n.
1.
Break, split, burst, chap, open in chinks.
2.
[With of .] Brag, bluster, vapor, vaunt, boast, gasconade, crow.
IV . a.
( Colloq. ) Excellent, capital, tiptop, first-rate, first-class.