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UK
/kɹˈæŋk/
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[ US /ˈkɹæŋk/ ]
[ US /ˈkɹæŋk/ ]
VERB
- rotate with a crank
- fasten with a crank
- bend into the shape of a crank
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travel along a zigzag path
The river zigzags through the countryside -
start by cranking
crank up the engine
NOUN
- a bad-tempered person
- a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
- 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
- a whimsically eccentric person
ADJECTIVE
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
How To Use crank In A Sentence
- Watching the third episode made me smile, even laugh, and I continue to like the cast a great deal -- even Chi McBride at his crankiest is entertaining, especially as he ended up at the center of a bunch of Winnie The Pooh references. Puppy Beat
- The corrector is a modification of the Crank - Nicolson equation.
- Crank baits trolled parallel to the shore or over sand flats in the DIRTY water where wind is blowing waves into the shore or shallows is good too regardless of the depth. Whats a good bait to use for walleye? ive never caught one but we now have land at a lake that is stocked with some.
- Weight concerns mandated that the cylinder heads and crankcase are both made of cast aluminum.
- The Little Sparrow," "Je Ne Regrette Rien", the tragic fate of her boxer-lover, do we really need to crank that victrola one more time -- haven't we had enough? Paris Then, Paris Now: James Wolcott
- Couldn't you just take the pins out of a set of cottered cranks to make your own Powercranks? The New Spin: From Fixed to Broken
- The resulting explosions of fuel and air drive the pistons which turn the crankshaft.
- He needs to crank out an even better season if this young team hopes to climb in the standings.
- During the last 10 seconds of your 60-second recovery jog, crank up the speed for your next sprint.
- In life he was regarded as an awkward customer, a cranky, eccentric figure with a talent for rubbing people up the wrong way.