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• crack·ing — /ˈkrækıŋ/ adj, always used before a noun Brit informal : very good or impressive I think it s a cracking story. The horses set off at a cracking [=very fast] pace around the track. cracking adv, always used before a noun, Brit informal I think it …   Useful english dictionary

• hy|dro|crack|ing — «HY droh KRAK ihng», noun. a method of cracking hydrocarbons utilizing hydrogen and catalysts under high pressure …   Useful english dictionary

• safe|crack|ing — «SAYF KRAK ihng», noun. the work or skill of a safecracker …   Useful english dictionary

• crack — crack; crack·et; crack·led; crack·less; crack·le·ware; crack·ly; crack·nel; crack·pot; gim·crack·ery; wise·crack·er; hy·dro·crack; crack·er; crack·er·jack; crack·ers; crack·ing; crack·le; crack·ling; gim·crack; crack·lin; crack·pot·ism; …   English syllables

• ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… …   English syllables

• crack — {{＃}}{{LM C10801}}{{〓}} {{［}}crack{{］}} {{■}}(ing.){{□}} {{◆}}(pl. cracks){{◇}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{＜}}1{{＞}} {{♂}}En algunos deportes, especialmente en el fútbol,{{♀}} jugador de extraordinaria calidad o habilidad: • El último jugador que han… …   Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

• crack — I [[t]kræ̱k[/t]] VERB USES ♦♦♦ cracks, cracking, cracked 1) V ERG If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface. A gas main had cracked under my neighbour s garage and gas had… …   English dictionary

• crack — n 1. a purified, addictive form of cocaine. When pellets of crack are smoked they fizz and crackle, which is probably the origin of the name, reinforced by the precedent of smack. The drug became popular in the USA in 1985, but was first… …   Contemporary slang

• The Mirror Crack'd — Infobox Film name = The Mirror Crack d image size = caption = director = Guy Hamilton producer = John Bradbourne Richard Goodwin writer = Agatha Christie (novel) Barry Sandler (screenplay) narrator = starring = Angela Lansbury Elizabeth Taylor… …   Wikipedia

• cracking — crack·ing …   English syllables