crit

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɹɪt/
Rhymes: -ɪt

Etymology 1

From criticism, by shortening.

Noun

crit (countable and uncountable, plural crits)

(informal) Criticism.
(informal) Critique.
(informal) A proponent of critical legal studies.
(cycling) A criterium race.

Etymology 2

Short form of critical hit

Noun

crit (plural crits)

(slang, role-playing games) A critical hit.

Verb

crit (third-person singular simple present crits, present participle critting, simple past and past participle critted)

(transitive, slang, role-playing games) To land a critical hit on.
Wall of text crits you for 2K.

Etymology 3

Noun

crit (uncountable)

(medicine, colloquial) Short for haematocrit.

Catalan

Etymology

From cridar.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾit/
Rhymes: -it

Noun

crit m (plural crits)

cry (shout or scream)
cry (words shouted or screamed)
cry (sound made by an animal)

Further reading

“crit” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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