Definition of Crank

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Definition of Crank

Crank

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.

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

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

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

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

A sick person; an invalid.

Sick; infirm.

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.

Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.

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

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Crank Quotations

A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.
Mark Twain

I am an enthusiast, but not a crank in the sense that I have some pet theories as to the proper construction of a flying machine. I wish to avail myself of all that is already known and then, if possible, add my mite to help on the future worker who will attain final success.
Wilbur Wright

And Seinfeld is so quick: we crank out one show a week, and the hours are very reasonable.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus

I don't want to write formula. I don't want to crank these books out like sausages. Every book is different, which takes a hell of a lot of ingenuity on my part.
Sue Grafton

If we like a man's dream, we call him a reformer; if we don't like his dream, we call him a crank.
William Dean Howells

The wings are moved several times by hand to charge the crank chamber with mixture, which flows on through the external pipe and inlet valve to the compression space and cylinder.
Lawrence Hargrave

Well in the end the world can crank itself up to sanctions, as it has with Zimbabwe, another sad case.
Helen Clark

Crank Translations

crank in Norwegian is sveiv
crank in Swedish is vev, original

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