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Meaning of 'crank' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Crank [ n.]
- A bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion. See Bell crank.
- Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.
- A twist or turn in speech; a conceit consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
- A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim; crotchet; also, a fit of temper or passion.
- A person full of crotchets; one given to fantastic or impracticable projects; one whose judgment is perverted in respect to a particular matter.
- A sick person; an invalid.
- Sick; infirm.
- Liable to careen or be overset, as a ship when she is too narrow, or has not sufficient ballast, or is loaded too high, to carry full sail.
- Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.
- To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.

Meaning of 'crank' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . crank [ v]
Meaning (1):
- start by cranking
Example in sentence:
  • crank up the engine
Meaning (2):
- travel along a zigzag path
Example in sentence:
  • The river zigzags through the countryside

Nearby Words:

crab crab tree crab-yaws crabbed crabber crabbing crabbish crabby crabeater craber

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