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took a crack at

took a crack at is the simple past of take a crack at.

Meaning of take a crack at

Verb

take a crack at (third-person singular simple present takes a crack at, present participle taking a crack at, simple past took a crack at, past participle taken a crack at)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of take a stab at.
    • I don't really know where to begin, but I guess I can take a crack at it and see how I do.
    Synonyms:
    take a stab at

Questions about took a crack at

What is took a crack at the simple past of?
Took a crack at is the simple past of take a crack at.

Words near took a crack at in the dictionary

  1. took a breather
  2. took a bullet
  3. took a chair
  4. took a chance
  5. took a cotton to
  6. took a crack at
  7. took a crap
  8. took a decision
  9. took a deep breath
  10. took a dim view of
  11. took a dip

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