crank – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: unpleasant person,
flake,
eccentric person,
speed,
pep pill,
controlled substance,
go,
travel,
start up,
rotate,
fix,
fasten,
twist,
flex
crank
v.
rotate; turn a lever; start an engine
n.
lever, handle; eccentric person, oddball, crackpot
Crank
Crank may refer to:
Mechanism
- Crank (mechanism), in mechanical engineering, 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
- Crankset, the component of a bicycle drivetrain that converts the reciprocating motion of the rider's legs into rotational motion
- Crankshaft, the part of a piston engine which translates reciprocating linear piston motion into rotation
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crank
Noun
1. a bad-tempered person
(synonym) grouch, grump, churl, crosspatch
(hypernym) unpleasant person, disagreeable person
(hyponym) crab, crabby person
2. a whimsically eccentric person
(synonym) crackpot, nut, nut case, nutcase, fruitcake, screwball
(hypernym) eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball, geek
3. amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
(synonym) methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, glass, ice, shabu, trash
(hypernym) amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed
4. a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
(synonym) starter
(hypernym) hand tool
(hyponym) crank handle, starting handle
Verb
1. travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside"
(synonym) zigzag
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(entail) turn
2. start by cranking; "crank up the engine"
(synonym) crank up
(hypernym) start, start up
3. rotate with a crank
(synonym) crank up
(hypernym) rotate, circumvolve
(derivation) starter
4. fasten with a crank
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
5. bend into the shape of a crank
(hypernym) flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
(derivation) starter
Adjective
1. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
(synonym) cranky, tender, tippy
(similar) unstable
(classification) boat
crank
n.
crank, lever, handle; eccentric person, oddball, crackpot
crank
n.
podivín, podivínka; klika
