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Definition crank

Etymology

From Middle English cronk, cranke, from Old English cranc, from Proto-Germanic *krangaz, *krankaz. Cognate with German krank (“sick”), Dutch kreng (“corpse”), krank (“sick”).

Adjective

crank (comparative cranker, superlative crankest)

1. (slang) Strange, weird, odd.
2. Sick; unwell; infirm.
3. (nautical, of a ship) Liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast.
4. Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.

Noun

crank (plural cranks)

1. A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.
2. The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.
3. (archaic) Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.
4. (informal) An ill-tempered or nasty person.
5. A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim; crotchet; also, a fit of temper or passion.
6. (informal, Britain, dated in US) A person who is considered strange or odd by others. They may behave in unconventional ways.
7. (archaic, baseball, slang, 1800s) A baseball fan.
8. (informal) An advocate of a pseudoscience movement.
9. (US, slang) Synonym of methamphetamine.
10. (rare) A twist or turn in speech; a conceit consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
11. (obsolete) A sick person; an invalid.
12. (slang) A penis.

Verb

crank (third-person singular simple present cranks, present participle cranking, simple past and past participle cranked)

1. (transitive) To turn by means of a crank.
2. (intransitive) To turn a crank.
3. (intransitive, of a crank or similar) To turn.
4. (transitive) To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.
5. (intransitive) To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.
6. (intransitive) To be running at a high level of output or effort.
7. (intransitive, dated) To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.

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