CRACK (ON) Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

crack (on)

verb

Definition of crack (on)

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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Verb

With Sandburg racing out to 7-1 and 8-3 leads in the third game, that came in handy.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Anthropic needs to keep racing and needs the rest of the business world to keep up.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of race

Verb

On a tight end screen with 8 minutes and 48 seconds remaining in the third quarter of the Falcons’ 31-23 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Daniels hurried downhill and tackled Bears standout Colston Loveland.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Jeff Boschee had no desire to head out of town, to hurry back to Pittsburg, Kansas, after his Pittsburg State Gorillas’ 80-62 Late Night in the Phog exhibition loss to Kansas on Friday night at Allen Fieldhouse.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of hurry

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Police detained Runa at the care home and took her away before her mother, who had rushed back to the facility upon hearing the news, had a chance to see her, Yoko recalled.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Hawkins, who entered the game leading the nation with 14 rushing TDs, also had scoring runs of 2 and 36 yards.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of rush

Verb

Brazil’s machine has traveled mostly on loan to countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia.

— Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Most of the nitrogen used in fertilizer travels through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping channel in the Middle East controlled by Iran.

— Saige Miller, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of travel

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Quickley countered by trotting upcourt and sinking another 3 over the rookie.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Christiane Amanpour, who parlayed a job as a news assistant on CNN‘s foreign desk into a years-long globe-trotting assignment for the news giant, plans to step away from the media company in June.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of trot

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Pratt, a 22-year-old rookie whose go-ahead hit sparked the Brewers to a 5-4 win in Game 2, drove a slider into the left-field seats against Seymour.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
In recent years, General Motors has consistently sought to demonstrate that its investments in autonomous driving systems and software services can yield high margin revenue and open new growth frontiers.

— , CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026

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