cracking (Adjective) — Very good. ex. "he did a cracking job"
cracking (Noun) — A sudden sharp noise. ex. "he heard the cracking of the ice"
cracking (Noun) — The act of cracking something.
cracking (Noun) — The process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process).
cracking (Verb) — Become fractured; break or crack on the surface only. ex. "The glass cracked when it was heated"
cracking (Verb) — Make a very sharp explosive sound. ex. "His gun cracked"
cracking (Verb) — Make a sharp sound. ex. "his fingers cracked"
cracking (Verb) — Hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise. ex. "The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler"
cracking (Verb) — Pass through (a barrier). ex. "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"
cracking (Verb) — Break partially but keep its integrity. ex. "The glass cracked"
cracking (Verb) — Break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension. ex. "The pipe cracked"
cracking (Verb) — Gain unauthorized access to computers with malicious intentions. ex. "she cracked my password" ex. "crack a safe"
cracking (Verb) — Suffer a nervous breakdown.
cracking (Verb) — Tell spontaneously. ex. "crack a joke"
cracking (Verb) — Cause to become cracked. ex. "heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair"
cracking (Verb) — (chemistry) reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking.
cracking (Verb) — (chemistry) break into simpler molecules by means of heat. ex. "The petroleum cracked"
cracking (Verb) — (of a voice) change in pitch, esp. as a result of emotional strain.
cracking (Verb) — Yield information under interrogation or torture. ex. "They managed to crack him on the third day"
cracking (Verb) — Successfully decipher a code.