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Synonyms for crank

Grammar : Noun
Spell : krangk
Phonetic Transcription : kræŋk

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Définition of crank

Origin :
  • Old English *cranc, implied in crancstæf "a weaver's instrument," crencestre "female weaver, spinster," from Proto-Germanic base *krank-, and related to crincan "to bend, yield" (see crinkle, cringe). English retains the literal sense of the ancient root, while German and Dutch krank "sick," formerly "weak, small," is a figurative use.
  • The sense of "an eccentric person," especially one who is irrationally fixated, is first recorded 1833, said to be from the crank of a barrel organ, which makes it play the same tune over and over; but more likely a back-formation from cranky (q.v.). Meaning "methamphetamine" attested by 1989.
  • noun a device for revolving a shaft
  • noun a person with an obsession
  • noun an ill-natured person
Example sentences :
  • In this machine, the barrel was fitted with a crank, and rotated by handle.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • The crank is a person who holds views which to us seem ridiculous.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • This crank is mounted on a crankshaft carried on the metal tube M.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • Its center is drilled out and it is soldered to the crank as illustrated in Fig. 54.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • Nothing now remains to be made except the crank and the flywheel.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • "Some crank," she said, after she had mastered the sudden fear that swept over her.
  • Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
  • I had left my crank at the camp and my only hope seemed to be to buy or borrow one somewhere.
  • Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • "You'll be walking the crank yet, Capt'n," said they, in mockery of his unsteady gait.
  • Extract from : « Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon » by Hall Caine
  • These produce the heavy current necessary to crank the engine.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • "Seems to me he must have been something of a crank, too," was Davidson's comment.
  • Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

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