cracking pace

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• cracking pace — When the leader or the leaders of a race run at a very quick speed, usually in the early stages of a race …   Equestrian sports dictionary

• cracking — ► ADJECTIVE Brit. informal 1) excellent. 2) fast and exciting: a cracking pace …   English terms dictionary

• cracking — [[t]kræ̱kɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n You use cracking to describe something you think is very good or exciting. [BRIT, INFORMAL] It s a cracking novel... The way Liverpool play, and the way we play, I think it will be a cracking game. Syn: great,… …   English dictionary

• cracking — 1. noun The thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline. 2. adjective a) Gr …   Wiktionary

• cracking — /ˈkrækɪŋ / (say kraking) noun 1. (in the distillation of petroleum or the like) the process of breaking down certain hydrocarbons into simpler ones of lower boiling points, by means of excess heat, distillation under pressure, addition of a… …  

• cracking —  adj.  1. Fast.    ♣ A cracking pace.  2. Excellent, usu. because brisk.    ♣ A cracking game.  3.. get cracking Start …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• cracking — crack|ing [ krækıŋ ] adjective 1. ) INFORMAL very fast: a cracking pace 2. ) MAINLY BRITISH INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED very good: That was a cracking party! …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cracking — adjective (only before noun) 1 very fast: We set off at a cracking pace. 2 BrE spoken very good: It s going to be a cracking good race …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cracking — UK [ˈkrækɪŋ] / US adjective 1) informal very fast a cracking pace 2) informal old fashioned very good That was a cracking party! …   English dictionary

• Cracking — 1. first rate; fine; excellent; 2. fast; vigorous: a cracking pace …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• cracking — I Australian Slang 1. first rate; fine; excellent; 2. fast; vigorous: a cracking pace II Cardiff dialect great, fabulous, attractive …   English dialects glossary