cracking

Meanings

• a sudden sharp noise
  • "he heard the cracking of the ice"
• the act of cracking something
• the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)
• become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
• make a very sharp explosive sound
• make a sharp sound
• hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
• pass through (a barrier)
• break partially but keep its integrity
• break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
• gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
• suffer a nervous breakdown
• tell spontaneously
• cause to become cracked
• reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
• break into simpler molecules by means of heat
• very good

Synonyms

bang-up, break, break through, break up, bully, check, collapse, corking, crack, crack up, crock up, dandy, fracture, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, snap, swell