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    [Noun]  | "crack*down" | \ ˈkrak-ˌdau̇n \


    1: an act or instance of cracking down


    Origin: 1935 ;

    [Verb]  | "crack down" 


    1: to take positive regulatory or disciplinary action


    Origin: 1939 ;

    [Verb]  | "crack down (on)" 


    1: to put a stop to (something) by the use of force;


      * e.g., " ... a repressive government that cracked down on political demonstrations "



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     [ "crackdown" ]

    1: The violent aggressive behavior of someone who is addicted to crack cocaine , when the effects of thier current hit of crack wears off.

      * e.g.,  ... When joe found out that his brother was going to be late in picking him up, he threw his coffee cup at the door smashing it swearing loudly. "oh darn" said Sue "Joe is having a crackdown. 

     [ "crackdown" ]

    1: punitive focus of legal apparatus on anything the speaker/writer doesn't like: unpleasantly authoritarian action, frequently with an overt populist message.

      * e.g.,  ... "the home office guarantees a crackdown on illegal immigrants." or 


     [ "crackdown" ]

    2: crackdown

      * e.g.,  ... i promise to crackdown on the drunken yob culture in this towm" vows council chair. 

     [ "Crackdown" ]

    1: A Sandbox game for Xbox360 created by Microsoft

      * e.g.,  ... Boy 1 :Lets play crackdown splitscreen! 

     [ "Crackdown" ]

    1: Crackdown, AKA DXB10 One of the BEST C-ops player, hes known of being Avicy's friend, they are like brothers. If Crackdown opens his 120fps and gets his Uratio then game is over...

      * e.g.,  ... Yo Crackdown pro af 

     [ "Crackdown 3" ]

    1: The latest game in the Crackdown series, set to reinvent and build sky-high off of the foundations layed by the original game. Crackdown 3 delivers Microsoft's Azure-powered, revolutionary multiplayer destruction in typical Crackdown fashion. Players will be able to leap from skyscraper to skyscraper – tearing them down with their buddies as they do so. Outside of its exciting new multiplayer experience, the game will also have a traditional Crackdown-styled single player mode that is four player co-op enabled, much like the previous two games. Set to release alongside Project Scorpio this year, on Xbox One and Win10. I'll remember its release date as the day my life was completed.

      * e.g.,  ... Before E3 2014: 

     [ "Math Homework Crackdown" ]

    1: When the Communist Party of China (CCP) is toying with the idea of limiting the number of hours students could spend on their school math homework every day, much to the relief of millions of math-anxious students and their parents, so that the time could be better spent on non-academic pursuits, or on familiarizing themselves with Xi’s socialist writings.

      * e.g.,  ... Unlike the CCP’s dreaded crackdown of its domestic gaming industry, such as prohibiting minors from playing video games Monday through Thursday and limiting their play to one hour on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights, its rumored math homework crackdown is being anticipated by both students and parents. 

     [ "CRACKDOWN" ]

    1: An Xbox 360 game for kids whose parents won't let them play Grand Theft Auto.

      * e.g.,  ... The best thing about CRACKDOWN is that it's free without microtransactions. 

     [ "Crackdown" ]

    1: The (Best) Critcal Ops Sponsor In History!

      * e.g.,  ... Crackdown is better than Tom Jr 

     [ "Crackdown" ]

    1: A girl or boy that is easy to have sex with and they have sex with hella people

      * e.g.,  ... “That girl a straight crackdown” 

     [ "Colombine Crackdown" ]

    1: When you are about to "finish" and your partner crawls under a desk begging you not to shoot her in the face.

      * e.g.,  ... Dylan : It's not sexual assault, it's a Colombine Crackdown. 

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