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Definition of
crack adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
crack
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
kræk
/
/
[
only before noun
]
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expert and highly trained; excellent at something
crack troops
He's a crack shot
(= accurate and skilled at shooting)
.
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crack
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crack
verb
crack
noun
crack up
phrasal verb
crack down
phrasal verb
crack into
phrasal verb
crack house
noun
crack the whip
at the crack of dawn
a hard/tough nut (to crack)
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Phrasal verbs
crack up
phrasal verb
crack down
phrasal verb
crack into
phrasal verb
Idioms
crack the whip
at the crack of dawn
a hard/tough nut (to crack)
Nearby words
crack
verb
crack
noun
crack
adjective
crackbrained
adjective
crack down
phrasal verb