You use cracking to describe something you think is very good or exciting.
[British, informal]
It's a cracking novel.
The way both teams play, I think it will be a cracking game.
2.
See get cracking
3.
See a cracking pace
cracking in British English
(ˈkrækɪŋ)
adjective
1. (prenominal) informal
fast; vigorous (esp in the phrase a cracking pace)
2. get cracking
adverb, adjective
3. British informal
first-class; excellent
a cracking good match
noun
4.
the process in which molecules are cracked, esp the oil-refining process in which heavy oils are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight by heat or catalysis
See also catalytic cracker
cracking in American English1
(ˈkrækɪŋ)
adjective
1.
excellent; fine
adverb
2. Informal
very
cracking in American English2
(ˈkrækɪŋ)
noun
US
the process of breaking down heavier hydrocarbons by heat and pressure or by catalysts into lighter hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight, as in producing gasoline from petroleum
cracking in the Oil and Gas Industry
(krækɪŋ)
noun
(Extractive engineering: Refinery processes, Oil)
Cracking is the process of breaking into smaller units, especially the process of splitting a large heavy hydrocarbon molecule into smaller, lighter components.
The process of breaking down the larger, heavier, and more complex hydrocarbon moleculesinto simpler and lighter molecules is known as cracking.
Cracking is a method of increasing the gasoline yield from crude oil by breaking down thelarger, heavier and more complex hydrocarbon molecules into simpler and lighter molecules.
Cracking is the process of breaking into smaller units, especially the process of splittinga large heavy hydrocarbon molecule into smaller, lighter components.
We have more cracking cruises for you at fantastic prices.
The Sun (2016)
All related terms of 'cracking'
crack
If something hard cracks , or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
get cracking
If you tell someone to get cracking , you are telling them to start doing something immediately .
steam cracking
Steam cracking is the main method of breaking down large molecules of hydrocarbons , in which a gaseous or liquid hydrocarbon is diluted with steam and then heated.
catalytic cracking
a method used in the petroleum industry for the cracking of petroleum by catalysis
cracking severity
Cracking severity is the temperature used in a cracking process to yield a product, higher temperatures being used to produce ethane and benzene , and lower temperatures to produce propene and liquid products.
thermal cracking
Thermal cracking is an extraction process in which hydrocarbons such as crude oil are heated to a high temperature to break the molecular bonds .
a cracking pace
If you say that someone or something is moving at a cracking pace , you mean that they are moving very quickly.
crack on
If you crack on with something, you continue doing it, especially with more effort than before, or as quickly as possible.
crack up
If someone cracks up , they are under such a lot of emotional strain that they become mentally ill .
crack down
If people in authority crack down on a group of people, they become stricter in making the group obey rules or laws .
wisecracking
You can use wisecracking to describe someone who keeps making wisecracks.
stress corrosion cracking
Stress corrosion cracking is a type of corrosion that can happen when a stress is present , resulting in cracks in the surface of metal .
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
DCC technology
DCC technology uses a catalytic process to convert heavy hydrocarbons into light olefins.
FCC propylene production
FCC propylene production is the production of propylene from a catalytic cracker .