crit out

C1 slang separable transitive

In simple words

In video games, to hit an enemy so hard with a critical strike that you knock them out. Or to really criticize something harshly.

Literal meaning: Short for 'critical hit out' — to knock an enemy out with a critical hit.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic slang

rare

(Gaming slang) To eliminate a target with a critical hit.

"I critted out the final boss in one turn and the whole team cheered."

Grammar: separable

Usage notes

Primarily used in gaming communities (role-playing games, video games). Rarely used outside gaming contexts. The 'criticise' sense is very informal and marginal. Not found in standard dictionaries.

Commonly used with

enemy boss target hit damage attack

Forms

Base

crit out

I/you/we/they

3rd person

crits out

he/she/it

Past simple

crited out

yesterday

Past participle

crited out

have + pp

-ing form

criting out

continuous

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Synonyms

one-shot eliminate knock out deal a critical hit obliterate

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