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Bookmark or Share- CRANK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionarya person who has strange or unusual ideas and beliefs. [ C ] US, informal. an unpleasant and easily annoyed person: She's always a crank first thing in the morning. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly people. airhead. berk. birdbrain. blithering idiot. blockhead. dullard. dumb-ass. dummy. dunce. dunderhead. muppet. mutt.
- CRANK definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary1. countable noun. If you call someone a crank, you think their ideas or behavior are strange. [informal, disapproval] The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds. 2. countable noun. A crank is a device that you turn in order to make something move. He was idly turning a crank on a strange mechanism strapped to his chest.
- Crank Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webstercrank. 1 of 5. noun. ˈkraŋk. Synonyms of crank. 1. : a bent part of an axle or shaft or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft by which circular motion is imparted to or received from the shaft or by which reciprocating motion is changed into circular motion or vice versa. 2. archaic : bend. b.
- What is Cranking & How Does Hand Cranking work? - CarBikeTechCranking the engine simply means turning the crankshaft that rotates and powers itself. The mechanisms used for cranking the engine are: 1. Push Start (only in case the routine procedure fails!) 2. With a Cranking wheel. 3. With a Cranking Handle. 4. With an Electric Starter. 5. With a Starter Motor with a Floor Mounted Push-Lever Mechanism. 6.
- Cranking - definition of cranking by The Free Dictionaryn. 1. A device for transmitting rotary motion, consisting of a handle or arm attached at right angles to a shaft. 2. A clever turn of speech; a verbal conceit: quips and cranks. 3. A peculiar or eccentric idea or action. 4. Informal. a. A grouchy person. b. An eccentric person, especially one who is unduly zealous. 5. Slang Methamphetamine.
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