crank

Definition of crank in English English dictionary: A person who is considered strange to others. They may do strange things, or be a crank by nature
John is a crank because he talks to himself.; To turn a crank
He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank.; To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank
I turn the key and crank the engine; yet it doesn't turn over.; An ill-tempered or nasty person
Billy-Bob is a nasty, old crank! He chased my cat away.; To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn
See how this river comes me cranking in. - Shakespeare.; A ship which, because of insufficient or poorly stowed ballast or cargo, is in danger of overturning; To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably
Quit cranking about your spilt milk!.; A twist or turn in speech; a conceit consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word
Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles. - Milton.; Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage
So many turning cranks these have, so many crooks. - Spenser.; methamphetamine
Danny got abscesses from shooting all that bathtub crank.; To produce or present a desired object
Crank out the beer!.; A bent piece of an axle, or shaft, or an arm attached at right angles to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a circular action to a wheel or other mechanical device and create power; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion
Use the crank on the motorcycle and go for a ride.; The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft
Yes, a crank was all it needed to start.; {a} healthy, lusty, sprightly, easy to overset; {n} the end of an iron axis, beam, conceit; A cheap form of methamphetamine made in trailer kitchens, often causes gritting of teeth, assholeyness, destruction, inability to pay bills, romantic relationships with ones aids infected cousin, and finally complete retardation; Amphetamines; rotate with a crank; a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle; a device used for changing the direction of movement made up of a wheel or rotating shaft to which a pivoted connecting rod is attached As the crank turns, the rod moves to and fro; alternatively, the rod's movement may turn the crank In a car engine crankshaft, a number of cranks are linked together and turned by rods connected to the pistons A winding handle is a form of crank; 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; disapproval If you call someone a crank, you think their ideas or behaviour are strange. The Prime Minister called Councillor Marshall `a crank'; 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; A crank is a device that you turn in order to make something move; The arm that connects between your bottom bracket and your pedal; v Slang for pulling on a hold at your maximum power; a bad-tempered person; amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant; 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; [from automotive slang] vt Verb used to describe the performance of a machine, especially sustained performance "This box cranks (or, cranks at) about 6 megaflops, with a burst mode of twice that on vectorized operations "; To increase the volume on an instrument, radio, or other musical source; If you crank an engine or machine, you make it move or function, especially by turning a handle. The chauffeur got out to crank the motor. Liable to capsize; unstable. crank up to make something move by turning a crank. In mechanics, an arm secured at right angles to a shaft with which it can rotate or oscillate. Next to the wheel, the crank is the most important motion-transmitting device, because, with the connecting rod, it provides means for converting linear to rotary motion, and vice versa. The first recognizable crank is said to have appeared in China in the 1st century AD. The carpenter's brace was invented 1400 by a Flemish carpenter. The first mechanical connecting rods were reportedly used on a treadle-operated machine in 1430. About this time, flywheels were added to the rotating members to carry the members over the "dead" positions when the rod and the crank arm are lined up with each other; (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail; {i} lever, handle; eccentric person, oddball, crackpot; bend into the shape of a crank; To steer extremely hard; See Bell crank; A mechanism used in awning and casement windows to operate the sash when the handle is turned; A key or rotating handle, which when turned clockwise, applies winding tension to the mainspring; fasten with a crank; {f} rotate; turn a lever; start an engine; A sick person; an invalid; travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside"; start by cranking; "crank up the engine"; Sick; infirm; Moved to Crank; The arm which connects the pedal to the bottom bracket axle Sometimes called a "crank arm", but this is redundant and inelegant Call it a crank, or call it an arm, but please don't call it a "crank arm" For information on interchangeability, see: Bolt Circle Diameter; a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle bend into the shape of a crank fasten with a crank rotate with a crank start by cranking; "crank up the engine"; a whimsically eccentric person
crank angle: The angle of rotation of a crankshaft measured from the position in which the piston is at its highest point known as top dead center (TDC)
crank angle degree: A unit (equal to one "ordinary" degree) used to measure the piston travel (position) e.g. to adjust ignition. When the piston is at its highest point, known as the top dead center (TDC), the crankshaft angle (crank angle) is at 0 crank angle degrees (CAD)
The exhaust valve opening is selectively varied to begin at about 160 or more crank angle degrees past top dead center. (www.freepatentsonline.com).
crank angle degrees: plural form of crank angle degree
crank angles: plural form of crank angle
crank out: To produce in large volumes mechanically or as if by machine
The teenager spent hours cranking out volumes of bad poetry.
crank science: Pseudo-science; activity which appears to be science-like but is not founded on proper scientific methods
crank up: To increase, as the volume, power or energy of something
He cranked up the volume to 11.
crank up: To start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking
Let's crank up the old motorcycle and take it for a spin.
crank uped: Simple past tense and past participle of crank up
crank axle: the driving-axle of an engine or machine
crank axle: a carriage axle with the ends bent twice at a right angle to lower the body while permitting the use of large wheels; crankcase
crank it up: (deyim) Elevate something to the next higher level, or the next extreme
crank it up a notch: (deyim) iElevate something to the next higher level, or the next extreme
crank out: Make, write, manufacture: Can you crank out a few jokes for our school newspaper?
crank call: a hostile telephone call (from a crank)
crank handle: crank used to start an engine
crank letter: a hostile (usually anonymous) letter
crank out: produce in a routine or monotonous manner; "We have to crank out publications in order to receive funding"
crank shaft: The main shaft of an engine, so named because of the U-shaped cranks It delivers rotary motion taken from the reciprocating pistons and rods
crank shaft: A part of a Nitro engine that is rotated by the piston, providing circular motion to the outer part of the crank shaft, which is attached to the flywheel and clutch shoes
crank up: If you crank up the volume of something, you turn it up until it is very loud. Someone cranked up the volume of the public address system By about six, they're cranking the music up loud again. = turn up
crank up: If you crank up a machine or device, you start it. May's warm weather, which caused Americans to crank up their air conditioners. = start up
crank up: rotate with a crank
crank up: If you crank up a machine or a device, you make it function harder or at a greater level. Just crank up your hearing aid a peg or two
crank up: start by cranking; "crank up the engine"
crank up: To crank something up means to increase it or make it more intense. The legal authorities cranked up the investigation
cranks: plural form of crank
cranks: An 1800s baseball term meaning the fans
cranks: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crank
bell crank: It is used in bell pulls and in changing the direction of bell wires at angles of rooms, etc
bell crank: and also in machinery
bell crank: A linkage in the form of a right-angled lever, with the pivot at the corner Shimano 3-speed hubs (and some Sturmey-Archer 5-speeds) use a bell crank to translate a pull on the gear cable into a push on a loose fitting pushrod that fits into the axle
bell crank: A lever whose two arms form a right angle, or nearly a right angle, having its fulcrum at the apex of the angle
cranked: Formed with, or having, a bend or crank; as, a cranked axle
cranked: past of crank
cranked: {s} formed with or having a crank; eccentric; characteristic of or done by a person who is malicious or playing a prank
cranking: (Otomotiv) The act of engaging the starter by turning the key in the ignition switch, which makes the engine turn over. In the old days, a hand crank was used to do this, hence the term cranking
cranking: present participle of crank
cranks: third-person singular of crank
cranks: plural of crank