Crank
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Crank
Adjective
Noun
- An ailment, ache.
- An ill-tempered or nasty person.
"Billy-Bob is a nasty old crank! He chased my cat away."
- A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim;
- A fit of temper or passion.
- A person who is considered strange or odd by others, and may behave in unconventional ways.
"John is a crank because he talks to himself."
Noun
- 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.
"I grind my coffee by hand with a coffee grinder with a crank handle."
- Clipping of crankshaft.
- The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.
"Yes, a crank was all it needed to start."
- Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.
- Synonym of methamphetamine.
"Danny got abscesses from shooting all that bathtub crank."
Verb
- To turn by means of a crank.
"Motorists had to crank their engine by hand."
- To turn a crank.
"He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank."
- To turn.
"He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank."
- To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.
"I turn the key and crank the engine; yet it doesn't turn over"
- To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.
"Quit cranking about your spilt milk!"