Definition of crackdown Crackdown

/kɹæˈkdawˌn/ - [krakdawn] - crack•down

We found 4 definitions of crackdown from 4 different sources.

What does crackdown mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: crackdowns

crackdown - severely repressive actions

crushing, quelling, stifling, suppression forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"

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Wiktionary

crackdown (Noun)
Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement.

Wikipedia

Crackdown is a third-person shooter video game released by Microsoft for its Xbox 360 console in 2006. Before it was released Microsoft worried it wouldn't sell well so they sold it with a test version of the Halo 3 multiplayer.