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Definitions for cracking
ˈkræk ɪŋcrack·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. crack, cracking, snapnoun

    a sudden sharp noise

    "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"

  2. fracture, crack, crackingnoun

    the act of cracking something

  3. crackingadjective

    the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)

  4. bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashingadjective

    very good

    "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"

GCIDE

  1. crackingnoun

    (Chem.) the process of making lower molecular weight hydrocarbons from heavier hydrocarbons in petroleum, by exposure to heat and catalysts. It is used to convert heavier alkanes into gasoline, or to improve the octane number of an alkane mixture.

Wiktionary

  1. crackingnoun

    The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.

  2. crackingadverb

    Very, usually associated with praise.

    It was a cracking good show.

  3. crackingadjective

    Great

    The race started at a cracking pace.

  4. crackingadjective

    Enjoyable.

    We had a cracking time.

ChatGPT

  1. cracking

    Cracking refers to the process of breaking down, separating or decoding something. It can relate to different fields such as: 1) Chemistry: The process where complex organic molecules are broken down into simpler molecules through the application of heat and pressure. 2) Computers/Technology: Unauthorized access into a computer system or software by manipulating or bypassing the security. 3) Geology/Construction: The formation of cracks or fissures in rocks, concrete, or other solid materials usually due to pressure, stress or geological processes. 4) Oil Refining: A process by which heavy hydrocarbon molecules are broken up into lighter molecules by means of heat, pressure, and sometimes catalysts. Context determines the precise meaning of 'cracking'.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cracking

    of Crack

Wikidata

  1. Cracking

    In petroleum geology and chemistry, cracking is the process whereby complex organic molecules such as kerogens or heavy hydrocarbons are broken down into simpler molecules such as light hydrocarbons, by the breaking of carbon-carbon bonds in the precursors. The rate of cracking and the end products are strongly dependent on the temperature and presence of catalysts. Cracking is the breakdown of a large alkane into smaller, more useful alkanes and alkenes. Simply put, hydrocarbon cracking is the process of breaking long-chain hydrocarbons into short ones. More loosely, outside the field of petroleum chemistry, the term "cracking" is used to describe any type of splitting of molecules under the influence of heat, catalysts and solvents, such as in processes of destructive distillation or pyrolysis. Fluid catalytic cracking produces a high yield of gasoline and LPG, while hydrocracking is a major source of jet fuel, diesel, naphtha, and LPG.

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. cracking

    [very common] The act of breaking into a computer system; what a cracker does. Contrary to widespread myth, this does not usually involve some mysterious leap of hackerly brilliance, but rather persistence and the dogged repetition of a handful of fairly well-known tricks that exploit common weaknesses in the security of target systems. Accordingly, most crackers are incompetent as hackers. This entry used to say 'mediocre', but the spread of rootkit and other automated cracking has depressed the average level of skill among crackers.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cracking in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cracking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of cracking in a Sentence

  1. Nigel Farage:

    I am also urging those in other campaigns who seem to think it is better to wait until the prime minister comes back from his renegotiation ... that this is a terrible mistake, that we are giving the prime minister a big head start in this and that is the wrong approach, the whole Eurosceptic movement needs to do two things: 1) get cracking, and 2) come together.

  2. Alberto Zangrillo:

    He was immediately back to his good old self. After not even 30 seconds he was already cracking jokes, in this case he was full of praise for the assistance received overnight by one of the nurses in the intensive care unit.

  3. Kieran Daly:

    We confirm that two of the three German A400M aircraft have newly been discovered to have suffered the propeller gearbox cracking problem, and we will support the customer in addressing that.

  4. Daphne Keller:

    I see it as a shift from Silicon Valley cracking down on a lot of other violent groups around the world, like Islamist extremists, to cracking down on white domestic extremists.

  5. Paul Mahagi:

    The two male giraffes were fighting to become the alpha male. Its quite rare to see and really brutal to watch, you could hear the noises of the cracking when they hit their necks.

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