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crit

1

[krit]

noun

  1. a critic.

    This is a sharply edited anthology by the very best of American film crits.

  2. criticism.

    Her library includes many works of English lit crit, with about 60 volumes on Jane Austen alone.

  3. critique.

    I read the poem at my writing crit group and got some helpful feedback.

  4. (in role-playing games) a critical hit.

    A crit against a shield makes the shield useless.

    You only get one chance to roll a crit.



adjective

  1. critical.

    She’s a full-time nurse working in crit care.

verb (used with object)

crit, critted, critting. 
  1. (in role-playing games) to achieve a critical hit against (an opponent).

    Those big wyverns keep critting me—my health is down to zero again!

  2. to critique or criticize.

    I could crit you for the same things you crit me for.

verb (used without object)

crit, critted, critting. 
  1. (in role-playing games) to achieve a critical hit.

    It seemed like the dude crit on every single turn, so he won easily.

crit

2

[krit]

noun

Cycling Informal.
  1. a variant of criterium.

crit.

3

abbreviation

  1. critic.

  2. critical.

  3. criticism.

  4. criticized.

crit.

abbreviation

  1. critic

  2. criticism

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of crit1

First recorded in 1735–45; by shortening

Origin of crit2

First recorded in 1995–2000; shortening of criterium ( def. )
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Example Sentences

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Those produced after 1997 need a round "Crit'Air" sticker to drive in low-emission zones, and there are six categories that correspond to various types of vehicle.

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In its first-ever public statement, Slay the Spire maker Mega Crit said it had spent the past two years working on a new game in Unity.

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The stickers - known as Crit'Air vignettes - come in six categories, from green for the cleanest vehicles to dark grey for the most polluting.

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According to RAC, Paris is the strictest city, only permitting cars displaying the Crit'Air '0', '1' or '2' stickers to use certain roads at certain times, followed by the Aix-Marseille-Provence region, Toulouse and Reims which allow the Crit'Air '0', '1', '2' or '3' vignettes.

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“If I could go back and relive certain things, I’d probably say my mother and a crit with Jarvaise. And I’d be taping that s—!”

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When To Use

else does crit mean?

Crit is gaming slang for a "critical hit," which is a blow that does a great amount of damage to an opponent.Crit is also bicycle slang for "criterium," a closed-circuit bicycle race.

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