Definition of Crank in English :

Define Crank in English

Crank meaning in English

Meaning of Crank in English

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Crank pronunciation in English

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Crank

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Noun

1. churl, crank, crosspatch, grouch, grump

a bad-tempered person

2. crackpot, crank, fruitcake, nut, nut case, screwball

a whimsically eccentric person

3. chalk, chicken feed, crank, deoxyephedrine, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, methedrine, shabu, trash

an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

4. crank, starter

a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

Verb

5. crank, zigzag

travel along a zigzag path

Example Sentences:
'The river zigzags through the countryside'

6. crank, crank up

start by cranking

Example Sentences:
'crank up the engine'

7. crank, crank up

rotate with a crank

8. crank

fasten with a crank

9. crank

bend into the shape of a crank

Adjective

10. crank, cranky, tender, tippy

(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Crank

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noun
1. 
a device for communicating motion or for converting reciprocating motion into rotary motion or vice versa. It consists of an arm projecting from a shaft, often with a second member attached to it parallel to the shaft
2. Also called: crank handle, starting handle
a handle incorporating a crank, used to start an engine or motor
3. informal
a. 
an eccentric or odd person, esp someone who stubbornly maintains unusual views
b. US and Canadian
a bad-tempered person
4.  a slang name for crystal meth
verb
5. (transitive)
to rotate (a shaft) by means of a crank
6. (transitive)
to start (an engine, motor, etc) by means of a crank handle
7. (transitive)
to bend, twist, or make into the shape of a crank
8. (intransitive) obsolete
to twist or wind
adjective
(of a sailing vessel) easily keeled over by the wind; tender

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Crank

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noun
1. 
a handle or arm bent at right angles and connected to a shaft of a machine, used to transmit motion or to change rotary motion into reciprocating motion, or vice versa
2.  Informal
a. 
a person who has odd, stubborn notions about something; eccentric
b. 
an irritable, complaining person; cranky person
3.  Archaic
a bend or turn
4.  Rare
a. 
a fanciful or unusual turn of speech or thought; conceit
b. 
a queer or fantastic action or idea; whim; caprice
verb transitive
5. 
to form into the shape of a crank
6. 
to start or operate by means of a crank
7.  Rare
to provide with a crank
verb intransitive
8. 
to turn a crank, as in starting an engine or operating a device
9.  Obsolete
to wind and twist; zigzag
adjective
1.  Nautical
cranky (sense 5)
2. 
loose and shaky
said of machinery
adjective
1.  Dialectal
high-spirited; lively
2. 
cocky

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Crank

see synonyms of crank
n.
1. A device for transmitting rotary motion, consisting of a handle or arm attached at right angles to a shaft.
2. A clever turn of speech; a verbal conceit: quips and cranks.
3. A peculiar or eccentric idea or action.
4. Informal
a. A grouchy person.
b. An eccentric person, especially one who is unduly zealous.
5. Slang Methamphetamine.
v. cranked, crank·ing, cranks
v.tr.
1.
a. To start or operate (an engine, for example) by or as if by turning a handle.
b. To move or operate (a window, for example) by or as if by turning a handle.
2. To make into the shape of a crank; bend.
3. To provide with a handle that is used in turning.
v.intr.
1. To turn a handle.
2. To wind in a zigzagging course.
adj.
Of, being, or produced by an eccentric person: a crank letter; a crank phone call.
adj.
Nautical
Liable to capsize; unstable.

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