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cracking definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb crack 3 of 11 senses of crack Sense 1 crack, check, break => crack Sense 6 crack => chap => craze => alligator Sense 9 crack => check, chink => fissure Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb crack 3 of 11 senses of crack Sense 1 crack, check, break => crack => chap => craze => alligator Sense 6 crack => chap => craze => alligator Sense 9 crack => check, chink => fissure Entailment of verb crack Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb crack 11 senses of crack Sense 1 crack, check, break => change Sense 2 crack => sound, go Sense 3 snap, crack => sound, go Sense 4 crack => hit Sense 5 break through crack => pass, go through go across Sense 6 crack => crack, check, break Sense 7 snap, crack => break, separate, split up fall apart, come apart Sense 8 crack up crack, crock up break up collapse => suffer, sustain, have get Sense 9 crack => change, alter Sense 10 crack => decompose, break up break down Sense 11 crack => change Familiarity of verb crack crack used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 11) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb crack Sense 1 crack, check, break => change Sense 9 crack => change, alter -------------- Sense 2 crack => sound, go -------------- Sense 3 snap, crack => sound, go -------------- Sense 4 crack => hit -------------- Sense 5 break through crack => pass, go through go across -------------- Sense 6 crack => crack, check, break -------------- Sense 7 snap, crack => break, separate, split up fall apart, come apart -------------- Sense 8 crack up crack, crock up break up collapse => suffer, sustain, have get -------------- Sense 10 crack => decompose, break up break down -------------- Sense 11 crack => change -------------- Grep of noun cracking cracking hydrocracking Overview of noun cracking The noun cracking has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) crack, cracking -- (a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice") 2. (1) fracture, crack, cracking -- (the act of cracking something) 3. cracking -- (the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)) Overview of verb crack The verb crack has 11 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (6) crack, check, break -- (become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated") 2. (4) crack -- (make a very sharp explosive sound; "His gun cracked") 3. (2) snap, crack -- (as of tightly stretched ropes or fingers) 4. (2) crack -- (hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise: "The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler") 5. (2) break through crack -- (pass through as through a barrier; "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county") 6. (1) crack -- (break partially but keep its integrity; "The glass cracked") 7. (1) snap, crack -- (break suddenly and abruptly; as of something under tension; "The rope snapped") 8. crack up crack, crock up break up collapse -- (suffer a nervous breakdown) 9. crack -- (cause to become cracked; "heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair") 10. crack -- (reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking) 11. crack -- (break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked") Overview of adj cracking The adj cracking has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) cracking -- (making a loud sharp sound as of a rifle shot or a breaking branch or a whip; "lion tamers with their cracking whips") 2. bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing -- ((informal) very good; "a bully pulpit"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing") Antonyms of adj cracking 2 senses of cracking Sense 1 cracking INDIRECT (VIA noisy) -> quiet Sense 2 bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(prenominal), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing INDIRECT (VIA good) -> bad Similarity of adj cracking 2 senses of cracking Sense 1 cracking => noisy (vs. quiet) Sense 2 bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(prenominal), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing => good (vs. bad) Attributes of adj cracking Familiarity of adj cracking cracking used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj cracking cracking Overview of noun cracking The noun cracking has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) crack, cracking -- (a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice") 2. (1) fracture, crack, cracking -- (the act of cracking something) 3. cracking -- (the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)) Overview of verb crack The verb crack has 11 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (6) crack, check, break -- (become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated") 2. (4) crack -- (make a very sharp explosive sound; "His gun cracked") 3. (2) snap, crack -- (as of tightly stretched ropes or fingers) 4. (2) crack -- (hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise: "The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler") 5. (2) break through crack -- (pass through as through a barrier; "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county") 6. (1) crack -- (break partially but keep its integrity; "The glass cracked") 7. (1) snap, crack -- (break suddenly and abruptly; as of something under tension; "The rope snapped") 8. crack up crack, crock up break up collapse -- (suffer a nervous breakdown) 9. crack -- (cause to become cracked; "heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair") 10. crack -- (reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking) 11. crack -- (break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked") Overview of adj cracking The adj cracking has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) cracking -- (making a loud sharp sound as of a rifle shot or a breaking branch or a whip; "lion tamers with their cracking whips") 2. bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing -- ((informal) very good; "a bully pulpit"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing")
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