Definitions

1. verb

to break (rock) by forcing a high-pressure fluid through it, especially as a means of extracting oil or gas.

“The company will frack for natural gas in the nearby fields.”

2. verb

to break or shatter (something), especially by force or violence.

“The vase was fracked on the floor.”

3. noun

a device used in hydraulic fracturing.

“The fracking rig was causing a lot of noise in the area.”

4. noun

a small break or crack in something, especially a road or a rock.

“The car hit a frack on the highway.”