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Adjective
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cranked, past participle; cranks, 3rd person singular present; cranking, present participle; cranked, past tense;
  1. (of a sailing ship) Easily keeled over, esp. by wind or sea through improper design or loading

Verb
  1. Turn the crankshaft of (an internal combustion engine), typically in order to start the engine

  2. Turn (a handle), typically in order to start an engine

  3. Increase the intensity of something
    • - he cranked up the foghorn to full volume
  4. Produce something regularly and routinely
    • - an army of researchers cranked out worthy studies
  5. Give a bend to (a shaft, bar, etc.)

Noun
  1. An eccentric person, esp. one who is obsessed by a particular subject or theory
    • - when he first started to air his views, they labeled him a crank
  2. A bad-tempered person
    • - she was so sweet and forbearing that I came off as a crank
  3. A fanciful turn of speech

  1. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
  2. grouch: a bad-tempered person
  3. zigzag: travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside"
  4. crackpot: a whimsically eccentric person
  5. start by cranking; "crank up the engine"
  6. rotate with a crank
  7. crank! A Record Company is an independent record label which was started by Jeff Matlow in September 1994. The label's first release was a 7" by Vitreous Humor.
  8. Crank is a 2006 American action/thriller film, written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, and starring Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Efren Ramirez, and Dwight Yoakam. ...
  9. Crank was iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus' sixth studio album. The album was produced by Ed Stasium (Ramones, Living Colour, Smithereens), who had mixed Hoodoo Gurus last studio album, Kinky in 1991. It was the band's first release on Zoo Records. ...
  10. A crank is an arm attached at right angles to a rotating shaft by which reciprocating motion is imparted to or received from the shaft. It is used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion. ...
  11. Crank is a novel by Ellen Hopkins published in 2004. The story is loosely based on the events of Hopkins' own daughter, who began to use drugs and became pregnant as a teen. The sequel to Crank is Glass.
  12. "Crank" is a pejorative term used for a person who unshakably holds a belief that most of his or her contemporaries consider to be false. A "cranky" belief is so wildly at variance with commonly accepted belief as to be ludicrous. ...
  13. (Cranked) Something which has an elbow or right-angle shape.
  14. (CRANKING) A Sailor working various jobs other then his rate (painting, cleaning, etc.)
  15. (Cranking) Very good waves or can be used to describe a turn
  16. (cranking) when the surf is good and consistent. (See also: pumping)
  17. (Cranks) the arms that connect the pedals to the chainrings
  18. (Cranks) A ‘U’ shaped bend in an axle to change reciprocating movement (i.e. of piston) into rotational movement (i.e. of wheels).
  19. (Cranks) The arms which drive the chainwheels. Cranks are bolted to the crankshaft.
  20. To pull on a hold with maximum force; to expend total effort in any endeavor.
  21. The L-shaped metal arm to which the pedals are attached.
  22. To pull on a hold as hard as possible.
  23. The stimulant methamphetamine. Synonyms include meth, speed, chalk, white cross, fire, and glass. "Crystal methamphetamine is called ice," says Cleveland Clinic's Pollock. "Crystal meth is smoked, but meth can be injected, snorted, or taken as a pill," he explains.
  24. The pivot point or pin where the connecting rod joins the driving wheels.
  25. The condition of a vessel when she is inclined to lean over a great deal and cannot bear much sail. This may be owing to her construction or to her stowage.