cracking

Nouns

  • (n) a sudden sharp noise
    • the crack of a whip
    • he heard the cracking of the ice
    • he can hear the snap of a twig
    crack, snap,
  • (n) the act of cracking something fracture, crack,
  • (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)

Synonyms

crack snap bang-up bully corking dandy groovy nifty not bad peachy slap-up smashing swell keen great neat fracture

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