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  • 21crack — {{11}}crack (n.) split, opening, 14c., from CRACK (Cf. crack) (v.). Meaning try, attempt first attested 1836, probably a hunting metaphor, from slang sense of fire a gun. Meaning in top notch, superior is slang from 1793 (e.g. a crack shot).… …

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  • 22crack — 1. noun /kɹæk/ a) A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material. A large crack had formed in the roadway. b) A narrow opening. We managed to squeeze through a crack in the rock wall. Syn …

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  • 23Crack the Shutters — 7 Vinyl Single by Snow Patrol from the album A Hundred Million Suns …

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  • 24crack — [adj] super, first rate able, ace, adept, best, capital, choice, crackerjack*, deluxe, elite, excellent, expert, first class, handpicked, pro*, proficient, skilled, skillful, superior, talented; concepts 528,542,574 Ant. bad, inferior, poor crack …

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  • 25Crack a Bottle — Single by Eminem featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent from the album Relapse …

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  • 26Crack in the World — French theatrical poster Directed by Andrew Marton Produced by Bernard Glasse …

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  • 27Crack ov Dawn — Origin France Genres Industrial, Glam Rock Years active 2002 2007 Labels Equilibre Music Website …

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  • 28crack — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 line on the surface of sth where it has broken ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deep, huge, large, long, serious (esp. BrE) ▪ short, small …

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  • 29crack — Synonyms and related words: Daedalian, Parthian shot, above par, abrade, abrasion, abysm, abyss, account for, ace, address, adept, adroit, allegation, allegorize, alligator, answer, aperture, aphorism, apostrophe, apothegm, approach, apt, arroyo …

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  • 30shot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. propelled, struck (see propulsion); interspersed, interwoven. n. bullet, ball, pellet; discharge, stroke, attempt; slang, injection, inoculation, hypodermic, hypo. See arms, remedy. II (Roget s IV)… …

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