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

The Trojans raced to a 25-4 lead, including 18 in a row, to open the game.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
McAuley then raced out to a 10-2 lead in the third game, but the Trojans rallied to take a 20-19 advantage.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of race

Verb

The ancient Celtic poem advising not to hurry through grief continues to bring comfort.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Carolina could be without three starters protecting Bryce Young, whom the Packers hurried 22 times, hit nine times and sacked six times in Week 8.

— Sam Jane, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of hurry

Verb

Kansas defensive end Leroy Harris III’s assignment was to rush the passer on the most pivotal play of the Jayhawks’ 33-32 loss to UCF on Saturday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Riley rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns, added 88 receiving yards and a receiving TD, and returned a kickoff 20 yards — good for 300 all-purpose yards and three total scores.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of rush

Verb

Adjacent to the luggage chaos sat Megan Hall, a mom of six young boys who was traveling to Wisconsin with her family.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2026
Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota wants to travel to Mexico for several days next month, but there’s one problem.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2026

Definition of travel

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Onto the field trotted backup quarterback Justin Fields, who once rushed for 1,143 yards as the Chicago Bears’ starting quarterback.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
The hog merely shook his head, looked at the man and trotted off.

— Jack Wingate as told to John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of trot

Verb

When the single mother of two was without a car to drive her son, senior Daijon Overton, from his home in Woodlawn to school in Morgan Park, the coach stepped in for the right tackle, Bush said.

— Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Her husband instructed their 13-year-old son to drive his three siblings to a nearby relative's home.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

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