verb - to lose control of your actions or emotions because you are under a lot of pressure

verb - to solve a problem or a code, especially after a lot of thought

verb - to break something such as an egg or a nut in order to use what is inside

verb - to hit something or someone hard

noun, informal - a joke, especially a rude or cruel one

noun, informal - an attempt to do something

noun - a sharp sound

noun, technical - the unintentional ending of a pregnancy when a baby is born before it is fully developed and able to survive

noun - a talk, a conversation

noun - a promise

adjective - likely to change suddenly, especially by getting worse

adjective - (of a person) changing moods quickly, especially by becoming angry

noun - a message or other information that is sent by one person to another within the same company

noun - an official note with instructions to pay a fine, it is put on your car when you have parked it somewhere illegally

noun - an official who lives in a foreign country representing his or her own country there