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cranks

The correct spelling is cranks.

How to pronounce cranks

noun

Say it like: Cra-nks

The correct spelling is cranks. 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… For example: "I grind my coffee by hand with a coffee grinder with a crank handle."

Usage Examples

I grind my coffee by hand with a coffee grinder with a crank handle.

Yes, a crank was all it needed to start.

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

Meanings

noun

  1. 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. 2.The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.
  3. 3.Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.
  4. 4.An ill-tempered or nasty person.
  5. 5.A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim;

verb

  1. 1.To turn by means of a crank.
  2. 2.To turn a crank.
  3. 3.(of a crank or similar) To turn.
  4. 4.To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.
  5. 5.To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.

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