Crank
Word | CRANK |
Character | 5 |
Hyphenation | crank |
Pronunciations | /kɹæŋk/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Crank"
What do we mean by crank?
A device for transmitting rotary motion, consisting of a handle or arm attached at right angles to a shaft. noun
A clever turn of speech; a verbal conceit. noun
A peculiar or eccentric idea or action. noun
A grouchy person. noun
An eccentric person, especially one who is unduly zealous. noun
Methamphetamine. noun
To start or operate (an engine, for example) by or as if by turning a handle. intransitive verb
To move or operate (a window, for example) by or as if by turning a handle. intransitive verb
To make into the shape of a crank; bend. intransitive verb
To provide with a handle that is used in turning. intransitive verb
To turn a handle. intransitive verb
To wind in a zigzagging course. intransitive verb
Of, being, or produced by an eccentric person. adjective
To produce, especially mechanically and rapidly. phrasal verb
To cause to start or get started as if by turning a crank. phrasal verb
To cause to intensify, as in volume or force. phrasal verb
Liable to capsize; unstable. adjective
Crooked; bent; distorted: as, a crank hand; crank-handed.
A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.
The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.
Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.
An ill-tempered or nasty person.
A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim;
A fit of temper or passion.
(dated in US) A person who is considered strange or odd by others. They may behave in unconventional ways.
(1800s) A baseball fan.
An advocate of a pseudoscience movement.
A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
A sick person; an invalid.
A penis.
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