he's a crack shot

  • 1crack shot — Synonyms and related words: Admirable Crichton, Nimrod, adept, archer, artilleryman, artisan, artist, attache, authority, bowman, cannoneer, carabineer, connaisseur, connoisseur, consultant, cordon bleu, craftsman, dead shot, deadeye, diplomat,… …

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  • 2crack shot/salesman etc. — a person who is highly skilled at shooting etc.    Marvin has developed into a crack salesman. He s excellent …

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  • 3crack shot — noun someone skilled in shooting • Syn: ↑marksman, ↑sharpshooter • Derivationally related forms: ↑sharpshoot (for: ↑sharpshooter), ↑marksmanship (for: ↑ …

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  • 4crack — crack1 [krak] vi. [ME craken < OE cracian, to resound, akin to Ger krachen < IE base * ger : see CROW1] 1. to make a sudden, sharp noise, as of something breaking 2. to break or split, usually without complete separation of parts 3. a) to… …

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  • 5Crack — Crack, a. Of superior excellence; having qualities to be boasted of; as, a crack shot. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] One of our crack speakers in the Commons. Dickens. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 6crack — I [[t]kræ̱k[/t]] VERB USES ♦♦♦ cracks, cracking, cracked 1) V ERG If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface. A gas main had cracked under my neighbour s garage and gas had… …

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  • 7crack — /kræk / (say krak) verb (i) 1. to make a sudden, sharp sound in, or as in, breaking; snap, as a whip. 2. to break with a sudden, sharp sound. 3. to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured. 4. (of the voice) to break abruptly… …

  • 8shot — noun 1 act of firing a gun ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, fine, good, well placed ▪ clean ▪ He killed them with a clean shot to their heads. ▪ …

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  • 9crack — crack1 S3 [kræk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(break)¦ 2¦(sound)¦ 3¦(hit)¦ 4¦(not be able to continue)¦ 5¦(voice)¦ 6¦(solve/understand)¦ 7¦(stop somebody)¦ 8¦(open a safe)¦ 9¦(computer)¦ 10 crack it …

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  • 10crack — crack1 [ kræk ] verb ** ▸ 1 break so line appears ▸ 2 break something open ▸ 3 make short loud noise ▸ 4 hit part of body hard ▸ 5 solve problem/mystery ▸ 6 lose control of yourself ▸ 7 when voice shakes ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to damage… …

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