Antonyms for crack down

Grammar : Verb

Spell : krak

Phonetic Transcription : kræk

Definition of crack down

Origin : Old English cracian "make a sharp noise," from Proto-Germanic *krakojan (cf. Middle Dutch craken, Dutch kraken, German krachen), probably imitative. Related: Cracked; cracking. To crack a smile is from 1840s; to crack the whip in the figurative sense is from 1940s.

As in restrain : verb keep under control; hold back
As in stifle : verb prevent, restrain
As in compel : verb force to act
As in enforce : verb put a rule, plan in force

Example sentences :

You know—why should I crack down on drinking or smoking, for instance, when I do it myself?
Extract from : « Warlord of Kor » by Terry Gene Carr

The eyes are still closed, but a crack down the center of each is visible by the 13th day.
Extract from : « North American Jumping Mice (Genus Zapus) » by Philip H. Krutzsch

The sewage escaped into a crack in the rock and followed the crack down vertically and horizontally into the well.
Extract from : « Rural Hygiene » by Henry N. Ogden

The shock to the latter appeared to have had the effect of jarring it sufficiently to crack down great blocks all along its face.
Extract from : « Down the Columbia » by Lewis R. Freeman

That crack down in the back lane at Edmonton, Blathers, said Mr. Duff, assisting his colleagues memory.
Extract from : « Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) » by Charles Dickens

The reasons that the Soviet Union did not crack down on its former subservient satellite are both obscure and complex.
Extract from : « Area Handbook for Romania » by Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

Synonyms for crack down

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019