knacken

      German

      Verb

      knacken (third-person singular simple present knackt, past tense knackte, past participle geknackt, auxiliary haben)

      1. (intransitive) to make a cracking sound
        Die Wurst knackte beim Reinbeissen. - The sausage made a cracking sound when bitten.
      2. (transitive) to crack
        Er knackte die Nuss. - He cracked the nut.
      3. (transitive, figuratively) to crack
        Sie knackte den Code. - She cracked the code.
      4. (transitive) to pick (a lock)
      5. (intransitive, informal) to sleep
        Mach' nicht solchen Lärm, er knackt gerade.

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