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crack

crack

6.4
Very skilled at a particular activity
  • adjective
  • /kræk/
: excelente
  • Let's assume you have a crack team of amazing source reviewers that can say with confidence, Yep, this looks great.

Examples

  • OK, But we have our crack team on it.

  • After a spell on the staff of General Osch, he joined General Lefevre's crack vanguard division.

  • Well Miss Wood even the weird one case can be crack

  • After a spell on the staff of General Osch, he joined General Lefevre's crack vanguard division.

  • However, the piquant sauce that came with it, which I think was a remoulade, was crack.

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  • The concert featured a crack group of musicians who captivated the audience with their performance.

  • She is known for her crack expertise in digital marketing, having led several successful campaigns.

  • The company hired a crack engineer to solve their most challenging technical problems.

Synonyms

super
vscrack
  • Informal
∞ 3.5

Very, showing strong feeling or excellent quality

is used for high skill or excellence in a particular field
first-rate
vscrack
49 3.8

Very high quality or done very well

is used for high skill or excellence in a particular field
A-one
vscrack
  • Archaic
15 7.9

Of very high quality, like top service or care

is used for high skill or excellence in a particular field
top-notch
vscrack
14 4.4

Very high quality and among the best

is used for high skill or excellence in a particular field
topnotch
vscrack
  • Informal
1 5.4

Of the best quality

is used for high skill or excellence in a particular field
tiptop
vscrack
1 5.2

In very good or perfect condition

is used for high skill or excellence in a particular field
ace
vscrack
  • UK
5.0

Very good and of the highest quality

is used for high skill or excellence in a particular field
tops
vscrack
  • Informal
7.8

Very good and the best in quality

is used for high skill or excellence in a particular field
cracking
vscrack
  • UK
8.4

Very good and enjoyable

is used for high skill or excellence in a particular field
crackin
vscrack
  • UK
9.1

Very good and exciting, like a fun party or great goal

is used for high skill or excellence in a particular field
slap-up
vscrack
  • UK
8.9

Very good and large, often used for a meal or party

is used for high skill or excellence in a particular field

Antonyms

141 4.9

Not able to do a job or task well

109 4.8

Only average in quality and not very good

Idioms

To use firm authority to make people work harder and follow rules

to crack a nut
  • Informal
7.3

To use much more force or effort than needed to solve a small problem

8.8

To get a serious head injury that breaks the skull

9.3

A warning slogan saying crack cocaine can kill people

To use much more effort or help than needed to do a small task

To use far more force or effort than needed for a small task

Compounds

20 6.6

A very strong illegal drug people smoke that causes a strong addiction

crack of dawn
  • Informal
19 3.2

Very early in the morning when the sun first appears

9 6.1

A person who uses crack cocaine and cannot stop

4 6.5

A person who hits targets very accurately with a gun

crack whore
  • Offensive
2 9.9

An offensive word for a woman who exchanges sex for crack cocaine, often because she is addicted

1 7.2

A sudden emotional breakdown or a sudden burst of laughter

quarter crack
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A vertical crack on the inside of a horse's front hoof that can make the horse limp

crack of doom
  • Archaic
9.9

The day when God judges everyone and the world ends

8.2

A large tree with stiff branches that break easily, often growing by rivers

creamy crack
  • Slang
9.9

A creamy food that people find very hard to stop eating

ab crack
  • Jargon
9.6

A visible straight line that appears down the middle of the belly from strong stomach muscles

fatigue crack
  • Specialized
7.0

A break in metal or hard material caused by repeated stress

9.9

A strong want to collect plastic toys like action figures or models

sand crack
  • Specialized
9.8

A vertical crack in a horse's hoof that can cause pain

toe crack
  • Specialized
9.9

A crack at the front of a horse's hoof that can make the horse limp

How Skilled

crack
6.4
expert
3 3.5
skilled
172 3.5
competent
114 3.6
able
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

crack positive
crackier comparative
crackiest superlative

Etymology

The adjective crack meaning 'excellent' comes from older uses where 'crack' suggested something sharp, strong, or top quality, as in a 'crack' marksman. So a 'crack' team is a first-rate team.