CRACKING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of cracking something
   Synonym(s)
   • crack (what does crack mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) cracking is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • breakage (what does breakage mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • breaking (what does breaking mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • crack (what does crack mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a sudden sharp noise
   Synonym(s)
   • crack (what does crack mean?)
   • snap (what does snap mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the crack of a whip
   • he heard the cracking of the ice
   • he can hear the snap of a twig
   Hypernyms(s) cracking is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • noise (what does noise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • snap (what does snap mean?)
   • snap (what does snap mean?)
   • snap (what does snap mean?)
   • click (what does click mean?)
   • crack (what does crack mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)
   Hypernyms(s) cracking is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • chemical process (what does chemical process mean?)
   • chemical change (what does chemical change mean?)
   • chemical action (what does chemical action mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • hydrocracking (what does hydrocracking mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • crack (what does crack mean?)
   • crack (what does crack mean?)

CRACKING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • very good
   Synonym(s)
   • bang-up (what does bang-up mean?)
   • bully (what does bully mean?)
   • corking (what does corking mean?)
   • dandy (what does dandy mean?)
   • great (what does great mean?)
   • groovy (what does groovy mean?)
   • keen (what does keen mean?)
   • neat (what does neat mean?)
   • nifty (what does nifty mean?)
   • not bad(p) (what does not bad(p) mean?)
   • peachy (what does peachy mean?)
   • slap-up (what does slap-up mean?)
   • smashing (what does smashing mean?)
   • swell (what does swell mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he did a bully job
   • a neat sports car
   • had a great time at the party
   • you look simply smashing
   Similar To
   • good (what does good mean?)