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| crank [ krangk ] |
noun (plural cranks) |
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1. mechanical device for transmitting motion: a device consisting of an arm or handle that is connected to a shaft at right angles, enabling the transmission of motion to or from the shaft. A crank may be used for changing rotary motion to reciprocating motion or vice versa.
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2. eccentric person: somebody regarded as having unusual ideas and opinions
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informal insult
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3. grouch: somebody regarded as disagreeable and bad tempered
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informal
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4. drugs illegal drug: powdered methamphetamine used as an illegal drug
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slang
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verb (past and past participle cranked, present participle crank·ing, 3rd person present singular cranks) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb use crank on something: to start, move, or operate something by turning a crank
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2. transitive verb form something into crank shape: to form something into the right-angled shape of a crank
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adjective |
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1. eccentric: associated with or done by somebody who has unusual, often strongly held, ideas and opinions
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disapproving
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2. from somebody malicious: associated with or done by somebody who is malicious or playing a prank
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| [ Old English cranc< Germanic, "crooked"] |
