knacken

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German knacken, probably ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *knokōn (“to knock”). Related to Middle Low German knaken, knakken, knacken, German Low German knacken. Compare also Middle Low German knicken (“to bend, snap”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈknakn̩] === Verb === knacken (weak, third-person singular present knackt, past tense knackte, past participle geknackt, auxiliary haben) (intransitive) to make a cracking sound Synonym: knacksen Die Wurst knackte beim Reinbeissen. ― The sausage made a cracking sound when bitten. (transitive) to crack (open) Er knackte die Nuss. ― He cracked the nut. (transitive, figuratively) to crack (a mystery, secret, etc.); to persuade (to reveal something) Sie knackte den Code. ― She cracked the code. Ich kann ihn knacken. ― I can get him to open up. (transitive) to pick (a lock) (intransitive, chiefly Germany, regional, informal) to sleep Mach' nicht solchen Lärm, er knackt gerade. ― Don't make such a noise, he's sleeping. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “knacken”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “knacken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “knacken” in Duden online “knacken” in OpenThesaurus.de