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crack

crack

6.4
Very skilled at a particular activity
  • adjective
  • /kræk/
translation icon : 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.