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

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. )

Example Sentences

“A lot has to happen for small caps to do well over the long term,” Crit Thomas, global market strategist at Touchstone Investments, told MarketWatch.

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Crit Thomas, a global market strategist at Touchstone Investments, told MarketWatch that he was surprised at how calm the equity market has been given the risk that the tariffs could be struck down.

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In seeming response to crit ic ism that universities were being forced to sell their private equity holdings to generate cash, he said the secondary transactions are “not signs of constraint or liquidity concerns but rather of intentional, disciplined portfolio management.”

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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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When To Use

What 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.