crank

/kræɳk/
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crank

The mechanic uses a crank to start the old engine.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A hand tool: A device consisting of an arm or handle attached at a right angle to a rotating shaft, used to transmit motion or to turn something.
    • An eccentric or irritable person: A person with strange ideas or who is easily annoyed and bad-tempered.
    • A whimsically eccentric person: A person who is peculiar or unconventional in a playful or odd way.
    • A slang term for methamphetamine: An illicit stimulant drug.

  2. Verb:

    • To start or operate with a crank: To turn a crank to start an engine or machine.
    • To bend into a curved or angular shape: To form something into the shape of a crank or a zigzag.
    • To travel a zigzag course: To move along a winding or twisting path.

  3. Adjective:

    • Unstable or shaky: (Especially of a boat) liable to lean or heel over easily.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • He used a crank to start the old Model T Ford.
    • Don't listen to him; he's just a crank who believes in conspiracy theories.
    • The police seized a quantity of crank in the raid.

  • Verb:

    • You have to crank the engine a few times to get it started.
    • The artist cranked the metal rod into a spiral shape.
    • The road cranks sharply to the left just past the bridge.

  • Adjective:

    • Be careful in that crank sailboat; it tips over in a light breeze.
Advanced Usage
  • "to crank out": To produce something in a rapid, mechanical, or routine manner.
    • The factory cranks out thousands of toys every day.
  • "to crank up":
    • To increase the intensity, volume, or level of something.
      • Crank up the music!
    • To start or get something operational.
      • Let's crank up the generator before the storm hits.
Variants and Related Words
  • Cranky (adj): Irritable, easily annoyed, or bad-tempered.
    • He's always cranky before he has his morning coffee.
  • Crankcase (n): The housing for a crankshaft in an internal combustion engine.
  • Crankshaft (n): A shaft driven by a crank, especially the main shaft of an engine that converts reciprocating motion into rotary motion.
Synonyms
  • Noun (person): Eccentric, oddball, grouch, curmudgeon, crackpot.
  • Noun (tool): Handle, lever.
  • Verb: Turn, wind, twist, bend.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Crank out: Produce something mechanically or in large quantities.
    • The author seems to crank out a new novel every year.
  • Crank up: Increase power, volume, or intensity; to start an engine or machine.
    • We need to crank up production to meet the new demand.
Related Idioms
  • "A crank call": A telephone call made to annoy or harass someone.
    • The radio host received several crank calls during the show.
  • "To crank the handle": To put in a lot of effort to make something happen, often in an old-fashioned or laborious way.
    • In the early days of film, you had to crank the handle on the camera.
crank

The mechanic uses a crank to start the old engine.

Adjective
  1. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
Noun
  1. a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
  2. 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
  3. a whimsically eccentric person
  4. a bad-tempered person
Verb
  1. bend into the shape of a crank
  2. fasten with a crank
  3. rotate with a crank
  4. start by cranking
    • crank up the engine
  5. travel along a zigzag path
    • The river zigzags through the countryside

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