crack (on)

verb

Definition of crack (on)next
as in to race
to proceed or move quickly the postman cracked on in an effort to get the mail delivered on time

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crack (on)
  1. race
  2. speed
  3. hurry
  4. rush
  5. travel
  6. fly
  7. trot
  8. drive
Verb
  • The car raced through residential streets at speeds exceeding 100 mph, according to police.
    Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In between there was racing — a lot of racing — with more than 140 drivers taking to the track in almost anything that had wheels and an engine before the final car crossed the finish line just before midnight.
    Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of race
Verb
  • The town, which only has one stoplight, opted to not put a speeding camera in that area.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
  • As the Coast Guard sped toward the cruise ship, Pam was still on the phone with the Norwegian employee in Miami, begging her to tell the ship to wait.
    Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of speed
Verb
  • In the opening scene of Robert Eggers‘ Nosferatu, Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) sobs in bed before hurrying to the window to look upon the shadow of the demon entrancing her, Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgard).
    Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The movie shows the 6888 women hurrying to turn it into an office.
    Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of hurry
Verb
  • Edwards rushed for only 18 yards in the first half, but the Chargers didn’t abandon the run.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Peterson rushed for 14,918 yards in his career, leading the league in rushing three times.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of rush
Verb
  • About 3 out of every 4 major hurricanes to form in the Atlantic or the Gulf of Mexico have traveled over record-hot waters.
    Jack Prator, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Still, any season that includes one receiver being shot in the chest, another hospitalized for pneumonia and the starting running back traveling to Germany to seek a remedy for a hard-to-shake Achilles injury stands out for awfulness.
    Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of travel
Verb
  • The first one, which flew in January 2021, lofted 143 satellites to orbit, a single-launch record that still stands.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Half-mast refers to flags flown on ships, while half-staff is used for flags flown on land.
    Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of fly
Verb
  • Following the success of Bob Hearts Abishola, CBS is trotting the globe again with a new sitcom.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 17 Dec. 2024
  • So, dear reader, run, don't trot, to Amazon for some of the best Cyber Monday deals (including freshly minted 2024 Best of Beauty winners.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of trot
Verb
  • The woman, who filed her lawsuit under the name Jane Doe, alleged she was raped after she was driven to an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty 24 years ago.
    Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The driver drove over the stop sticks but was able to continue north on I-69 into Daviess County.
    Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of drive
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