Dictionary

CR en · ADJ · etymology 1

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable) Initialism of controlled release.
   alt of controlled release

CR en · NOUN · etymology 1

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of county road.
   alt of county road
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of country route.
   alt of country route
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, qualifier:nutrition, uncountable) Initialism of caloric restriction.
   alt of caloric restriction
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of carriage return.
   alt of carriage return
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of clarification request.
   alt of clarification request
   • Whereas, in a community endowed with a language that lacks CRification, as I refer to the interaction brought about by a CR, the emergent divergence among language users is so high that the language eventually dies out. 2011, Claudia Maienborn, Klaus von Heusinger, Paul Portner, Semantics, volume 1, page 861:
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of complete response.
   alt of complete response
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of complete remission.
   alt of complete remission
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of computed radiography.
   alt of computed radiography
9. (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of comfort room (“bathroom; restroom; washroom; water closet”).
   alt of comfort room
10. (India, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of class representative.
    alt of class representative
11. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of conditioned reflex.
    alt of conditioned reflex
12. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of conditioned response.
    alt of conditioned response
13. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of consciousness-raising.
    alt of consciousness-raising
    • Roe v. Wade was preceded by all those moments that make a movement: tentative and explosive sharings in kitchens and CR groups; times of great courage and stillness, […] 1983 February 5, Rhonda Copelon, quotee, “Roe v. Wade: The Challenge of the Next Decade”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 28, page 5:
14. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of championship record or competition record.
    alt of championship record or competition record
15. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of continuing resolution.
    alt of continuing resolution
    • Most continuing resolutions are temporary measures that expire on the date specified in the CR, or are superseded by enactment of the regular appropriations act. 2004, Allen Schick, The Federal Budget: Politics, Policy, Process, →ISBN, page 228:
    • CRs are a common occurrence because it is highly unusual for Congress and the president to pass all 13 appropriations bills by the start of the new fiscal year. 2014, Robert E. Dewhirst, John David Rausch, Encyclopedia of the United States Congress, →ISBN, page 149:
    • A few days later in a meeting with the president, Clinton asked Gingrich for a continuing resolution (CR) to continue funding the government until they could work out a compromise. “If I go back and try to get a longterm CR without a budget from you, the next time you'll be dealing with Speaker Armey," he said. 2008, Steven M. Gillon, The Pact: Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and the Rivalry that Defined a Generation, →ISBN:
16. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of community resolution.
    alt of community resolution
17. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of Championship Record.
    alt of Championship Record
18. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of Circuit Record.
    alt of Circuit Record
19. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of Competition Record.
    alt of Competition Record
20. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of Course Record.
    alt of Course Record
21. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of Cup Record.
    alt of Cup Record
22. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of Canadian Record.
    alt of Canadian Record
23. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of Commonwealth Record.
    alt of Commonwealth Record

Forms

Coordinates

NR (sports record) · PB (sports record) · SR (sports record) · WR (sports record) · GR (sports record) · SB (sports record) · OR (sports record) · PR

Deriveds

CRification (linguistics: clarification request)

CR en · PROPN · etymology 1

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Costa Rica.
   alt of Costa Rica
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Czech Republic.
   alt of Czech Republic
3. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Caledonian Railway.
   alt of Caledonian Railway
4. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Charles Rex (“King Charles”).
   alt of Charles Rex
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism) Initialism of Cultural Revolution.
   alt of Cultural Revolution

Translations (6)

cs ČR (Czech Republic) · pl RCz (Czech Republic) · ru ЧР (Czech Republic) · sk ČR (Czech Republic) · uk ЧР (Czech Republic) · be ЧР (Czech Republic)

CR en · VERB · etymology 1

Meanings

1. (Philippines, colloquial) to go to the comfort room
   • I will CR later after lunch.

Forms

CR en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Probably from Latin crēdēre; compare DR.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Credit.

Antonyms

DR