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crack·ing
[ˈkrakɪŋ]
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cracking (adjective)

excellent:
"he is in cracking form to win this race" · "a cracking good story"
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fine
quality
superior
satisfactory
acceptable
adequate
in order
up to scratch
up to the mark
up to par
competent
not bad
all right
excellent
superb
outstanding
magnificent
exceptional
marvellous
wonderful
first-rate
first-class
superlative
splendid
admirable
worthy
sterling
of high quality
of a high standard
up to standard
of the highest quality
of the highest standard
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bad
fast and exciting:
"the story rips along at a cracking pace"
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speedy
quick
swift
rapid
brisk
nimble
sprightly
lively
fast-moving
high-speed
turbo
sporty
accelerated
express
flying
whirlwind
blistering
breakneck
pell-mell
meteoric
smart
hasty
hurried
unhesitating
expeditious
fleet-footed
fleet
tantivy
alacritous
volant
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slow
crack
[krak]
verb
cracking (present participle)

break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts:
"the ice all over the bog had cracked" · "take care not to crack the glass"
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split
fracture
fissure
rupture
break
snap
cleave
craze
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break or cause to break open or apart:
"a chunk of the cliff had cracked off in a storm" · "his face cracked into a smile" · "she cracked an egg into the frying pan"
break (wheat or corn) into coarse pieces.
give way or cause to give way under torture, pressure, or strain:
"the witnesses cracked and the truth came out" · "no one can crack them—they believe their cover story"
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break down
give way
cave in
crumble
collapse
go to pieces
yield
succumb
founder
lose control
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make or cause to make a sudden sharp or explosive sound:
"a shot cracked across the ridge" · "he cracked his whip and galloped away"
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bang
pop
snap
crackle
crash
thud
thump
boom
ring out
clap
explode
detonate
go bang
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knock hard against something:
"she winced as her knees cracked against metal"
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bump
bang
hit
strike
injure
hurt
damage
bruise
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hit (someone or something) hard:
"she cracked him across the forehead"
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hit
strike
beat
thump
hammer
knock
rap
pound
thud
punch
bump
thwack
smack
slap
slam
welt
cuff
pummel
buffet
box someone's ears
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(of a person's voice) suddenly change in pitch, especially through strain:
"‘I want to get away,’ she said, her voice cracking"
informal
find a solution to; decipher or interpret:
"the code will help you crack the messages"
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solve
resolve
work out
fathom
decipher
decode
break
clear up
interpret
translate
get to the bottom of
make head or tail of
unravel
disentangle
untangle
unfold
elucidate
find an/the answer to
find a/the solution to
puzzle out
find the key to
straighten out
piece together
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break into (a safe).
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break into
force open
break open
prise open
open without a key
tell (a joke):
"he cracked jokes which she didn't find very funny"
decompose (hydrocarbons) by heat and pressure with or without a catalyst to produce lighter hydrocarbons, especially in oil refining:
"catalytic cracking increases gasoline yields"
Origin
Old English cracian ‘make an explosive noise’; of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kraken and German krachen. crack is from Irish craic ‘entertaining conversation’.
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