fall apart vs crack

crack vs fall apart

fall apart is not a noun while crack is a noun.

fall apart is not an adjective while crack is an adjective.

fall apart and crack both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fall apart	No	No	Yes	No
crack	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, crack is a hyponym of fall apart; that is, crack is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fall apart:

fall apart: become separated into pieces or fragments
crack: break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension

Other hyponyms of fall apart include break open, burst, split, puncture, burst, bust, smash, ladder, run, snap, break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, crush.

fall apart (noun)	crack (noun)
	the act of cracking something
	a usually brief attempt
	a narrow opening
	a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
	a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
	witty remark
	a sudden sharp noise
	a long narrow cleft
	a long narrow depression in a surface
	a chance to do something

fall apart (adjective)	crack (adjective)
	of the highest quality

fall apart (verb)	crack (verb)
become separated into pieces or fragments	break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
break or fall apart into fragments	become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
go to pieces	break partially but keep its integrity
lose one's emotional or mental composure	cause to become cracked
	reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
	break into simpler molecules by means of heat
	pass through (a barrier)
	tell spontaneously
	hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
	suffer a nervous breakdown
	make a sharp sound
	make a very sharp explosive sound
	gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions

Difference between fall apart and crack

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