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Crank
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Noun
Machinery . any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
Informal . an ill-tempered, grouchy person.
an unbalanced person who is overzealous in the advocacy of a private cause.
an eccentric or whimsical notion.
a strikingly clever turn of speech or play on words.
Archaic . a bend; turn.
Slang . the nasal decongestant propylhexedrine, used illicitly for its euphoric effects.
Automotive Slang . a crankshaft.
Verb (used with object)
to bend into or make in the shape of a crank.
to furnish with a crank.
Machinery . to rotate (a shaft) by means of a crank.
to start (an internal-combustion engine) by turning the crankshaft manually or by means of a small motor.
to start the engine of (a motor vehicle) by turning the crankshaft manually.
Verb (used without object)
to turn a crank, as in starting an automobile engine.
Obsolete . to turn and twist; zigzag.
Adjective
unstable; shaky; unsteady.
of, pertaining to, or by an unbalanced or overzealous person
British Dialect . cranky 1 ( def. 5 ) . ?
Verb phrases
crank down, to cause to diminish or terminate
crank in or into, to incorporate as an integral part
crank out, to make or produce in a mass-production, effortless, or mechanical way
crank up, Informal .
- to get started or ready
- The theater season is cranking up with four benefit performances.
- to stimulate, activate, or produce
- to crank up enthusiasm for a new product.
- to increase one's efforts, output, etc.
- Industry began to crank up after the new tax incentives became law.
Synonyms
noun
- arm , lever , handle , turning device , eccentric , fanatic , monomaniac , crackpot * , character , zealot , misanthrope , complainer , curmudgeon , grouch , crab , faultfinder , growler , grumbler , grump , murmurer , mutterer , whiner , crazy , lunatic , bend , brace , bracket , crackpot , crook , curve , kook , sourpuss , start , turn , turning-handle , twist , unstable , vigorously , winch , wind
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Crankiness
ill-tempered; grouchy; cross, eccentric; queer., shaky; unsteady; out of order., full of bends or windings; crooked., british dialect . sickly; in unsound... -
Crankle
bend; turn; crinkle. -
Cranky
ill-tempered; grouchy; cross, eccentric; queer., shaky; unsteady; out of order., full of bends or windings; crooked., british dialect . sickly; in unsound... -
Crannied
having or full of crannies. -
Cranny
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure, a small out-of-the-way place or obscure corner; nook., noun, they searched every... -
Crape
crepe. -
Crapped
vulgar ., slang, refuse; rubbish; junk; litter, vulgar . to defecate., slang, crap around, slang, crap on, slang, crap up, slang, excrement., an act of... -
Craps
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9,... -
Crapulence
sick from gross excess in drinking or eating., noun, inebriation , inebriety , insobriety , intoxication , tipsiness -
Crapulent
sick from gross excess in drinking or eating., adjective, besotted , crapulous , drunken , inebriate , inebriated , intoxicated , sodden , tipsy -
Crapulous
given to or characterized by gross excess in drinking or eating., suffering from or due to such excess., adjective, besotted , crapulent , drunken , inebriate... -
Crash
to make a loud, clattering noise, as of something dashed to pieces., to break or fall to pieces with noise., (of moving vehicles, objects, etc.) to collide,... -
Crash-land
to land (an aircraft), under circumstances in which a normal landing is impossible, in such a way that damage to the aircraft is unavoidable., to crash-land... -
Crash helmet
a helmet for protecting the head in the event of an accident, worn by motorcyclists, automobile racers, etc. -
Crash land
to land (an aircraft), under circumstances in which a normal landing is impossible, in such a way that damage to the aircraft is unavoidable., to crash-land... -
Crashing
absolute; complete; utter, unusual or superlative; exceptional, adjective, a crashing bore ., a crashing celebration ., absolute , all-out , arrant , complete... -
Crass
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid, archaic . thick; coarse., adjective, adjective, crass commercialism ; a crass misrepresentation... -
Crassitude
gross ignorance or stupidity., thickness; grossness. -
Crassness
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid, archaic . thick; coarse., crass commercialism ; a crass misrepresentation of the facts... -
Cratch
a crib for fodder; manger.
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