crank
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/kræŋk/
🇬🇧
/kræŋk/
noun
R
someone with unusual ideas that others may not agree with
The meeting was disrupted by a crank who insisted on discussing conspiracy theories.
R
someone who gets upset easily
Don't be such a crank; it's just a minor inconvenience.
R
a part of a machine that you turn to make it work
The old car wouldn't start until he turned the crank several times.
verb
R
to turn a crank to make something work
He had to crank the engine manually to get the vintage motorcycle running.
translation
someone with unusual ideas that others may not agree with; someone who gets upset easily; a part of a machine that you turn to make it work
to turn a crank to make something work
Word Forms
3rd Present
cranks
Past
cranked
Perfect
cranked
Progressive
cranking
Plural
cranks