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cracking
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[ adjective ] making a loud sharp sound as of a rifle shot or a breaking branch or a whip
Examples "lion tamers with their cracking whips" Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of cracking something
Used in print (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)Unlike the Sicilians , he additionally conducted holdups , robberies , and safe cracking expeditions , and refused to touch prostitution . |
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[ noun ] (chemistry) the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)
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