cracking

adjective

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  • positive : cracking

Senses

cracking

noun

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  • singular : cracking
  • plural : crackings

Senses

  • thermal or catalytic decomposition of a compound such as a hydrocarbon into chemical species of smaller molecular weight
  • the process of breaking, but not into pieces, or breaking into (e.g. phone)
  • act or process of making a cracking noise, making a joke
  • hit