Definitions for crank
kræŋkcrank

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatchnoun

   a bad-tempered person

2. crackpot, crank, nut, nut case, fruitcake, screwballnoun

   a whimsically eccentric person

3. methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trashnoun

   an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

4. crank, starteradjective

   a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

5. crank, cranky, tender, tippyverb

   (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

6. zigzag, crankverb

   travel along a zigzag path

   "The river zigzags through the countryside"

7. crank, crank upverb

   start by cranking

   "crank up the engine"

8. crank, crank upverb

   rotate with a crank

9. crankverb

   fasten with a crank

10. crankverb

    bend into the shape of a crank

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cranknoun

   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.

2. cranknoun

   The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.

   Yes, a crank was all it needed to start.

3. cranknoun

   Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.

4. cranknoun

   An ill-tempered or nasty person

   Billy-Bob is a nasty, old crank! He chased my cat away.

5. cranknoun

   methamphetamine.

   Danny got abscesses from shooting all that bathtub crank.

6. cranknoun

   A person who is considered strange or odd by others. They may behave in unconventional ways.

   John is a crank because he talks to himself.

7. cranknoun

   A twist or turn in speech; a conceit consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.

8. cranknoun

   A ship which, because of insufficient or poorly stowed ballast or cargo, is in danger of overturning.

9. crankverb

   To turn a crank.

10. crankverb

    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

11. crankverb

    To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.

    Quit cranking about your spilt milk!

12. crankverb

    To produce or present a desired object.

    Crank out the beer!

13. crankverb

    To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.

14. crankadjective

    Strange, weird, odd.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crankadjective

   Etymology: from onkranck, Dutch. Skinner.

   1. Healthy; sprightly: sometimes corrupted to cranky.

   They looken bigge, as bulls that been bate,
   And bearen the cragg so stiff and so state,
   As cockle, on his dunghil crowing cranke. Edmund Spenser, Past.

   2. Among sailors, a ship is said to be crank, when, by the form of its bottom, or by being loaded too much above, it is liable to be overset. [from kranck, Dut. sick.]

2. CRANKnoun

   1.A crank is the end of an iron axis turned square down, and again turned square to the first turning down; so that, on the last turning down, a leather thong is slipt to tread the treddle-wheel about. Joseph Moxon Mech. Exercises.

   Etymology: This word is perhaps a contraction of craneneck, to which it may bear some resemblance, and is part of the instrument called a crane.

   2. Any bending or winding passage.

   I send it through the rivers of your blood,
   Even to the court, the heart; to th’ seat o’ th’ brain;
   And, through the cranks and offices of man,
   The strongest nerves, and small inferiour veins,
   From me receive that natural competency,
   Whereby they live. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   3. Any conceit formed by twisting or changing, in any manner, the form or meaning of a word.

   Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee
   Jest and youthful jollity,
   Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles,
   Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles,
   Such as hang on Hebe’s cheek,
   And love to live in dimple sleek. John Milton.

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1. crank

   A crank refers typically to a part of a machine which is a bar or an arm that moves in a circular motion, often used for converting circular motion into reciprocating motion or vice versa. It is also used as a slang term that describes a person who is irrationally fixated on peculiar theories or methods. Moreover, in an informal context, it could refer to a grouchy or eccentric person.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cranknoun

   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. See Bell crank

2. Cranknoun

   any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage

3. Cranknoun

   a twist or turn in speech; a conceit consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word

4. Cranknoun

   a twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim; crotchet; also, a fit of temper or passion

5. Cranknoun

   a person full of crotchets; one given to fantastic or impracticable projects; one whose judgment is perverted in respect to a particular matter

6. Cranknoun

   a sick person; an invalid

7. Cranknoun

   sick; infirm

8. Cranknoun

   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

9. Cranknoun

   full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated

10. Cranknoun

    to run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn

11. Etymology: [See Crank, n.]

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1. Crank

   Crank is a 2006 American action film written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor and starring Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Efren Ramirez and Dwight Yoakam. The plot centers on a British hitman in Los Angeles named Chev Chelios who is poisoned and must keep his adrenaline flowing constantly in order to keep himself alive, and in so doing causes mayhem, gets into fights with other gangsters, has altercations with the police, and takes numerous drugs. The title of the film comes from the slang word for methamphetamine. Produced and distributed by Lakeshore Entertainment and Lions Gate Films, it was released in the United States on September 1, 2006 in 2,515 theaters. The film was generally well received.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crank

   krangk, n. a crook or bend: a conceit in speech: a whim: (mach.) a lever or arm on a shaft, driven by hand or by a connecting-rod, its object being to convert reciprocating motion into rotary motion.—v.i. to move in a zizag manner.—v.t. to shape like a crank: to provide with a crank.—adj. crooked: crabbed: loose or slack.—adv. Crank′ily.—n. Crank′iness.—adj. Crank′y, crooked: infirm: full of whims: cross. [M. E. kranke—A.S. crincan, to yield; cf. Ger. krank.]

2. Crank

   krangk, adj. brisk: merry. [Origin unknown.]

3. Crank

   krangk, Crank-sided, krangk-sī′ded, adj. (naut.) liable to be upset—n. Crank′ness, liability to be upset. [Ety. uncertain.]

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crank

   [from automotive slang] 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.”

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crank

   A vessel, by her construction or her stowage, inclined to lean over a great deal, or from insufficient ballast or cargo incapable of carrying sail, without danger of overturning. The opposite term is stiff, or the quality of standing well up to her canvas.--Cranky expresses a foolish capriciousness. Ships built too deep in proportion to their breadth are notoriously crank.--Crank by the ground, is a ship whose floor is so narrow that she cannot be brought on the ground without danger.

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1. cranknoun/verb/adverb/adj

   It can mean anything you want it to mean, in any circumstance.

2. cranknoun/verb/adverb/adj

   Damn cave bitch tried to Crank me -- Jordan

3. cranknoun/verb/adverb/adj

   That shit was Crank -- Jordan

4. cranknoun/verb/adverb/adj

   That was the Crankest thing ever, it was so tight. -- Brad

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crank

   One whose notions of things are angular, eccentric, or crooked. His ideas do not run in a straight line.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CRANK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Crank is ranked #7873 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Crank surname appeared 4,204 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Crank.
   
   75.1% or 3,159 total occurrences were White.
   12% or 507 total occurrences were Black.
   8.4% or 357 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2.1% or 89 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 71 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 21 total occurrences were Asian.

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1. • Amphetamine
   • Bend
   • Controlled Substance
   • Eccentric
   • Fasten
   • Move
   • Start

How to pronounce crank?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of crank in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of crank in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of crank in a Sentence

1. Cyril Connolly:

   I review novels to make money, because it is easier for a sluggard to write an article a fortnight than a book a year, because the writer is soothed by the opiate of action, the crank by posing as a good journalist, and having an air hole. I dislike it. I do it and I am always resolving to give it up.

2. Stefan Koopman:

   The proposed U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports would certainly disrupt the internationally sliced-up value chains. It is well-known that large U.S. high-tech corporates and retailers use relatively cheap Chinese labor to assemble their products and gross trade flows analyses may underestimate the disruptive impact, raising tariffs on final and intermediate products that are shipped to the U.S. will crank up domestic prices for U.S. consumers and producers. As such, if these tariffs come through, it would provide another shock to the stock market and hurt producer and consumer confidence.

3. Michael Cusumano:

   Zhang is a CEO with tremendous foresight, he's not just sitting back trying to crank out refrigerators. He's trying to think about what the company can become.

4. Mark Twain:

   A man with a new idea is a crank -- until the idea succeeds.

5. Greg McKenna:

   The Russians have always struck me as production cut tourists keen to get off the boat and crank up production as soon as inventories were stabilized and prices once again elevated ... That possibility is top of the mind for traders and as a result oil prices are slipping.

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