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