HyperDic: cracking

English > 4 senses of the word cracking:
NOUNeventcracking, crack, snapa sudden sharp noise
actcracking, fracture, crackthe act of cracking something
processcrackingthe process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)
ADJECTIVEallcracking, bang-up, bully, corking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing, oldvery good
cracking > pronunciation
Soundskrae'kihng
Rhymesabducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...
English > cracking: 4 senses > adjective 1
MeaningVery good.
Synonymsbang-up, bully, corking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing, old
BroadergoodHaving desirable / desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
Usage ofcolloquialismA colloquial expression
Spanishbárbaro, bestial, brutal, chachi, enorme, fenomenal, genial, gran, guay, súper
Catalanbestial, brutal, enorme, excel·lent, fantàstic, fenomenal, genial, gran, guai, súper
English > cracking: 4 senses > noun 1, event
MeaningA sudden sharp noise.
Example "he heard the cracking of the ice"
Synonymscrack, snap
Broadernoisesound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
Spanishchasquido, crujido
Verbscrackmake a very sharp explosive sound
English > cracking: 4 senses > noun 2, act
MeaningThe act of cracking something.
Synonymsfracture, crack
Broaderbreakage, break, breakingThe act of breaking something
Spanishfractura, quebrantadura, rotura
Catalanesquerda, fractura
Verbscrackhit forcefully
English > cracking: 4 senses > noun 3, process
MeaningThe process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process).
NarrowerhydrocrackingThe process whereby hydrocarbon molecules of petroleum are broken down into kerosene and gasolene by the addition of hydrogen under high pressure in the presence of a catalyst
Broaderchemical process, chemical change, chemical action(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
Verbscrackreduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
crackbreak into simpler molecules by means of heat

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