cranking

Definition of cranking in English English dictionary: (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; present participle of crank
cranking up: Present participle of crank up
crank: 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.
crank: To turn a crank
He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank.
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.
crank: An ill-tempered or nasty person
Billy-Bob is a nasty, old crank! He chased my cat away.
crank: To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn
See how this river comes me cranking in. - Shakespeare.
crank: A ship which, because of insufficient or poorly stowed ballast or cargo, is in danger of overturning
crank: To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably
Quit cranking about your spilt milk!.
crank: {a} healthy, lusty, sprightly, easy to overset
crank: {n} the end of an iron axis, beam, conceit
crank: 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
crank: Amphetamines
crank: rotate with a crank
crank: 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
crank: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
crank: 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
crank: Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage
crank: A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim; crotchet; also, a fit of temper or passion
crank: A person full of crotchets; one given to fantastic or impracticable projects; one whose judgment is perverted in respect to a particular matter
crank: disapproval If you call someone a crank, you think their ideas or behaviour are strange. The Prime Minister called Councillor Marshall `a crank'
crank: To produce or present a desired object
crank: Methamphetamine
crank: The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft
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
crank: A twist or turn in speech; a conceit consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word
crank: Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated
crank: A crank is a device that you turn in order to make something move
crank: The arm that connects between your bottom bracket and your pedal
crank: v Slang for pulling on a hold at your maximum power
crank: a bad-tempered person
crank: amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
crank: 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
crank: [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 "
crank: To increase the volume on an instrument, radio, or other musical source
crank: 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
crank: (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
crank: {i} lever, handle; eccentric person, oddball, crackpot
crank: bend into the shape of a crank
crank: To steer extremely hard
crank: See Bell crank
crank: A mechanism used in awning and casement windows to operate the sash when the handle is turned
crank: A key or rotating handle, which when turned clockwise, applies winding tension to the mainspring
crank: fasten with a crank
crank: {f} rotate; turn a lever; start an engine
crank: A sick person; an invalid
crank: travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside"
crank: start by cranking; "crank up the engine"
crank: Sick; infirm
crank: Moved to Crank
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
crank: 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"
crank: a whimsically eccentric person