Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word crack-down.
Examples
-
But unlike the mayor's crack-down on smoking, the city's claims about salt are drawing scrutiny from health researchers, who question whether the Bloomberg administration has exaggerated the known dangers of a salty diet.
Sprinkle of Doubt on City's Salt Siege Jacob Gershman 2011
-
The government combined the crack-down with political concessions aimed at drawing the sting from the revolt.
US hatches Mubarak exit strategy as Egypt death toll mounts 2011
-
The Turkish government, dealing with an unprecedented influx of political refugees from along its porous border, has taken the highly unusual step of condemning the crack-down very vocally as "unacceptable" while denouncing the "atrocities" committed by the regime against peaceful protesters.
Felix Marquardt: Intolerable Excuses Felix Marquardt 2011
-
The only deals taking place now are those that were signed before the currency crack-down occurred, brokers say.
Argentine Real Estate Hamstrung by Currency Controls Taos Turner 2011
-
Instead of truly trying to reform the system, like allowing residents of one state to buy insurance from an out-of-state company (why is this illegal in the first place?), tort reform, and a crack-down on Medicare fraud, we're allowing the government to simply pass the cost on to our neighbors.
-
The Turkish government, dealing with an unprecedented influx of political refugees from along its porous border, has taken the highly unusual step of condemning the crack-down very vocally as "unacceptable" while denouncing the "atrocities" committed by the regime against peaceful protesters.
Felix Marquardt: Intolerable Excuses Felix Marquardt 2011
-
The Turkish government, dealing with an unprecedented influx of political refugees from along its porous border, has taken the highly unusual step of condemning the crack-down very vocally as "unacceptable" while denouncing the "atrocities" committed by the regime against peaceful protesters.
Felix Marquardt: Intolerable Excuses Felix Marquardt 2011
-
I therefore disagree that Israel should impose a total crack-down, as Bernstein suggested.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Israeli Version of Ship Incident 2010
-
The Turkish government, dealing with an unprecedented influx of political refugees from along its porous border, has taken the highly unusual step of condemning the crack-down very vocally as "unacceptable" while denouncing the "atrocities" committed by the regime against peaceful protesters.
Felix Marquardt: Intolerable Excuses Felix Marquardt 2011
-
You'd hope Lieberman would be embarrassed by the juxtaposition of his announcement with the Egyptian government's totalitarian crack-down on dissent.
David Segal: Fight America's Internet 'Kill Switch' David Segal 2011
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.