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Cracking

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Definitions for Cracking

noun
a sudden sharp noise
Synonyms
crack snap
Examples
  1. the crack of a whip
  2. he heard the cracking of the ice
  3. he can hear the snap of a twig
noun
the act of cracking something
Synonyms
fracture crack
noun
the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)
adjective
very good
Synonyms
bang-up bully corking dandy great groovy keen neat nifty not bad(p) peachy slap-up swell smashing old(a)
Examples
  1. he did a bully job
  2. a neat sports car
  3. had a great time at the party
  4. you look simply smashing
  5. we had a grand old time
verb
become fractured
Synonyms
crack check break
Examples
  1. break or crack on the surface only
  2. The glass cracked when it was heated
verb
make a very sharp explosive sound
Synonyms
crack
Examples
  1. His gun cracked
verb
make a sharp sound
Synonyms
snap crack
Examples
  1. his fingers snapped
verb
hit forcefully
Synonyms
crack
Examples
  1. deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
  2. The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler
verb
pass through (a barrier)
Synonyms
break through crack
Examples
  1. Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county
verb
break partially but keep its integrity
Synonyms
crack
Examples
  1. The glass cracked
verb
break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
Synonyms
snap crack
Examples
  1. The pipe snapped
verb
gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
Synonyms
crack
Examples
  1. she cracked my password
  2. crack a safe
verb
suffer a nervous breakdown
Synonyms
crack up crack crock up break up collapse
verb
tell spontaneously
Synonyms
crack
Examples
  1. crack a joke
verb
cause to become cracked
Synonyms
crack
Examples
  1. heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair
verb
reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
Synonyms
crack
verb
break into simpler molecules by means of heat
Synonyms
crack
Examples
  1. The petroleum cracked

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