Of salts and minerals, to crackle when heated, indicating a sudden breakdown of their particles.
To roast (a salt or mineral) until it stops crackling in the fire.
To break (something brittle) violently.
To ruin completely and suddenly.
To be destroyed by being smashed.
To deform through continuous pressure.
To defeat overwhelmingly; to gain a comprehensive success over.
To have sexual intercourse with.
To hit extremely hard.
Airspeed; dynamic pressure.
A traffic collision.
Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc).
The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
A kind of julep cocktail containing chunks of fresh fruit that can be eaten after finishing the drink.
A very hard overhead shot hit sharply downward.