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crank 1

(krăngk)
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.
Phrasal Verbs:
crank out
To produce, especially mechanically and rapidly: cranks out memo after memo.
crank up
1. To cause to start or get started as if by turning a crank: cranked up a massive publicity campaign.
2. To cause to intensify, as in volume or force: cranks up the sound on the stereo.
[Middle English, from Old English cranc- (as in crancstæf, weaving implement).]

crank 2

(krăngk)
adj. Nautical
Liable to capsize; unstable.
[Origin unknown.]
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crank

(kræŋk)
n
1. (Mechanical Engineering) 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. (General Engineering) Also called: crank handle or 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
vb
4. (Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to rotate (a shaft) by means of a crank
5. (Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to start (an engine, motor, etc) by means of a crank handle
6. (tr) to bend, twist, or make into the shape of a crank
7. (intr) obsolete to twist or wind
[Old English cranc; related to Middle Low German krunke wrinkle, Dutch krinkel crinkle]

crank

(kræŋk) or

cranky

adj
(Nautical Terms) (of a sailing vessel) easily keeled over by the wind; tender
[C17: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to crank1]
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crank1

(kræŋk)

n.
1. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft.
2. Informal. an ill-tempered person.
3. an unbalanced person who is overzealous in the advocacy of a private cause.
4. a whimsical notion; conceit.
5. a strikingly clever turn of speech or play on words.
6. Archaic. a bend; turn.
7. methamphetamine prepared for illicit use.
8. a crankshaft.
v.t.
9. to rotate (a shaft) by means of a crank.
10. to start (an internal-combustion engine), esp. by turning the crankshaft manually.
11. to shape like a crank.
12. to furnish with a crank.
v.i.
13. to turn a crank, as in starting an automobile engine.
14. Obs. to turn and twist; zigzag.
15. crank out, to produce in a mass-production or mechanical way.
16. crank up,
a. to get started.
b. to stimulate or produce: to crank up enthusiasm.
adj.
17. of, pertaining to, or by an unbalanced or overzealous person: a crank phone call.
[before 1000; Middle English cranke, Old English cranc-, in crancstǣf crank (see staff 1)]

crank2

(kræŋk)

also cranky



adj.
tending to roll easily, as a boat; tender (opposed to stiff).
[1690–1700; probably same as crank 1]
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crank


Past participle: cranked
Gerund: cranking

Imperative
crank
crank
Present
I crank
you crank
he/she/it cranks
we crank
you crank
they crank
Preterite
I cranked
you cranked
he/she/it cranked
we cranked
you cranked
they cranked
Present Continuous
I am cranking
you are cranking
he/she/it is cranking
we are cranking
you are cranking
they are cranking
Present Perfect
I have cranked
you have cranked
he/she/it has cranked
we have cranked
you have cranked
they have cranked
Past Continuous
I was cranking
you were cranking
he/she/it was cranking
we were cranking
you were cranking
they were cranking
Past Perfect
I had cranked
you had cranked
he/she/it had cranked
we had cranked
you had cranked
they had cranked
Future
I will crank
you will crank
he/she/it will crank
we will crank
you will crank
they will crank
Future Perfect
I will have cranked
you will have cranked
he/she/it will have cranked
we will have cranked
you will have cranked
they will have cranked
Future Continuous
I will be cranking
you will be cranking
he/she/it will be cranking
we will be cranking
you will be cranking
they will be cranking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cranking
you have been cranking
he/she/it has been cranking
we have been cranking
you have been cranking
they have been cranking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cranking
you will have been cranking
he/she/it will have been cranking
we will have been cranking
you will have been cranking
they will have been cranking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cranking
you had been cranking
he/she/it had been cranking
we had been cranking
you had been cranking
they had been cranking
Conditional
I would crank
you would crank
he/she/it would crank
we would crank
you would crank
they would crank
Past Conditional
I would have cranked
you would have cranked
he/she/it would have cranked
we would have cranked
you would have cranked
they would have cranked
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:crank - a bad-tempered person]crank - a bad-tempered person
disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
crabby person, crab - a quarrelsome grouch
hothead, fire-eater - a belligerent grouch
misanthrope, misanthropist - someone who dislikes people in general
2. [画像:crank - a whimsically eccentric person]crank - a whimsically eccentric person
eccentric, eccentric person, oddball, flake, geek - a person with an unusual or odd personality
3. crank - 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
amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed - a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
controlled substance - a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law
4. crank - a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
crank handle, starting handle - crank used to start an engine
hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands
Verb 1. [画像:crank - travel along a zigzag path]crank - travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside"
go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
2. crank - start by cranking; "crank up the engine"
start up, start - get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"
3. crank - rotate with a crank
circumvolve, rotate - cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"
4. crank - fasten with a crank
fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
5. crank - bend into the shape of a crank
twist, bend, deform, flex, turn - cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
Adj. 1. crank - (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
boat - a small vessel for travel on water
unstable - lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy"
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crank

noun (Informal) eccentric, freak (informal), oddball (informal), weirdo or weirdie (informal), case (informal), character (informal), nut (slang), flake (slang, chiefly U.S.), screwball (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), odd fish (informal), kook (U.S. & Canad. informal), queer fish (Brit. informal), rum customer (Brit. slang), wacko or whacko (informal) People think I'm a crank because of my beliefs.
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crank

noun
1. Informal. A person who habitually complains or grumbles:
Informal: griper, grouser.
2. Informal. A person regarded as strange, eccentric, or crazy:
Informal: loon, loony.
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Translations
شَخْصُ شاذ الأطْوار
maneta
ztřeštěnec
særling
äkäpussikammetakampiveivataveivi
čudakčudakinja
sérvitringur
ekscentrikasekscentriškasekscentriškumaskeistumaskeistuolis
ekscentriķisīpatnissavādnieks
eksantrik birisi

crank

1 [kræŋk]
A. N (Tech) → manivela f, manubrio m
B. VT (also crank up) [+ engine] → hacer arrancar con la manivela
crank out VT + ADV → producir penosamente
crank up VT + ADV
1. [+ hearing aid] → subir ; [+ music] → poner más fuerte
to crank up the volume → subir el volumen
2. (= intensify) [+ campaign, bombing] → intensificar

crank

2 [kræŋk] N (= eccentric person) → excéntrico/a m/f (US) (= bad-tempered person) → ogro m, cascarrabias mf inv
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crank

[ˈkræŋk] n
(= device) → manivelle f
(= person) → excentrique mf
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

crank

1
n (= eccentric person) → Spinner(in) m(f) (inf); (US: = cross person) → Griesgram m

crank

2
n (Mech) → Kurbel f
vt (also crank up) → ankurbeln
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

crank

[kræŋk]
1. n
a. (Tech) → manovella
b. (person) → eccentrico/a, persona stramba
2. vt (also crank up) → avviare a manovella
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

crank

(krӕŋk) noun
a person with strange or odd ideas. anderste, eksentriek, malkop شَخْصُ شاذ الأطْوار чудак excêntrico ztřeštěnec wunderlicher Kauz særling; underlig fisk ιδιόρρυθμος chiflado, excéntrico, raro ekstsentrik آدم عجیب و غریب sekopää excentrique תמהוני धुरी की मोड़ čudak különc eksentrik sérvitringur eccentrico 変人 기인 keistuolis, ekscentrikas savādnieks; īpatnis; ekscentriķis orang yang aneh zonderling skrue, særling dziwak عجیب اوغریب سړی excêntrico excentric чудак blázon čudak čudak excentrisk individ, original คนที่มีความคิดประหลาด eksantrik birisi 怪人 ексцентрична людина, людина з примхами سنكى، خبطى người kỳ cục 怪人
ˈcranky adjective
knorrig, nors, lendelam شاذ الأطْوار екцентричен excêntrico potrhlý, výstřední; rozmrzelý wunderlich mærkelig; sær; irritabel εκκεντρικός chiflado, excéntrico, raro ekstsentriline عجیب و غریب؛ غیر طبیعی omituinen excentrique; grincheux מוזר, תמהוני ढीला čudan, nesiguran nehezen kezelhető; különc eksentrik undarlegur; önugur eccentrico 変わっている (성미) 까다로운, 괴팍한 keistas, ekscentriškas dīvains; untumains aneh zonderling, gammel, humeurig gretten, eksentrisk zbzikowany عجیب او غریب، غیر طبیعی excêntrico ciudat; arţăgos с причудами výstredný čudaški čudan excentrisk, underlig ที่แปลกประหลาด tuhaf 古怪的 ексцентричний, примхливий سنكى، خبطى، بد مزاج lạ lùng 古怪的
ˈcrankiness noun
andersgeit, knorrigheid, stuursheid شُذوذ الأطْوار ексцентричност excentricidade potrhlost, výstřednost; rozmrzelost die Wunderlichkeit særhed εκκεντρικότητα excentridad, rareza ekstsentrilisus کج خلقی omituisuus excentricité; humeur difficile רַגזָנוּת ढीलापन klimavost, ćudljivost nehezen kezelhető természet; különcség keeksentrikan sérviska; önuglyndi eccentricità 風変り 까다로움, 변덕스러움 keistumas, ekscentriškumas dīvainība; untumainība keanehan zonderlingheid, wrakheid, humeurigheid det å være gretten/eksentrisk zbzikowanie کرینکیس د موټر excentricidade ciudăţenie чудачество výstrednosť čudaštvo nastranost excentricitet ความแปลกประหลาด tuhaflık 古怪 ексцентричність بد مزاجى tính kỳ cục 古怪
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crank

n (fam) metanfetamina
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He has been coming over to Europe now and then, and though he was a good, steady chap enough, he liked his fling when he was over here, and between you and me, he was the greatest crank I ever struck.
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He was that absent-minded crank, a grand seigneur husband who was in no one's way, and far from spoiling the high tone and general impression of the drawing room, he served, by the contrast he presented to her, as an advantageous background to his elegant and tactful wife.
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But the phonograph continued playing the dreary tune, so Ojo seized the crank, jerked it free and threw it into the road.
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And twilight in one's cell, We turn the crank, or tear the rope,
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I mean the crank. I have become so accustomed to these people now that I can pick them out at a distance when I see them elbowing their way up to me.
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They're getting a hundred things done that they've always wanted to do but couldn't as long as he was about, the old crank."
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He was called original, a crank; there were even some who professed to see merit in his attitude.
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It was an improved crank windlass, and the purchase it gave was enormous.
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He was "queer," she said; and at another time she called him a crank when describing how he sat at the counter and peered at her through his spectacles, blushing and stammering when she took notice of him, and often leaving the shop in precipitate confusion.
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"If you can grind 'em out jest by turnin' the crank, why I should say the more the merrier; but I don't hardly see how you could have a better endin'," observed Mr.
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In all the rural district near about, and even in the town of Marshall, a mile away, not one person of unbiased mind entertains a doubt of it; incredulity is confined to those opinionated persons who will be called "cranks" as soon as the useful word shall have penetrated the intellectual demesne of the Marshall Advance.
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No object could have looked more foreign to the gleaming cranks and wheels than this unsophisticated girl, with the round bare arms, the rainy face and hair, the suspended attitude of a friendly leopard at pause, the print gown of no date or fashion, and the cotton bonnet drooping on her brow.
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