put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice | break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension |
melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities | become fractured; break or crack on the surface only |
take a sample of | break partially but keep its integrity |
test the limits of | cause to become cracked |
give pain or trouble to | reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking |
make an effort or attempt | break into simpler molecules by means of heat |
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to | pass through (a barrier) |
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process | tell spontaneously |
put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of | 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 |