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Definition of crank
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of crank is as below...
Crank (n.) 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..
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Stiff
::
Stiff
(superl.)
Bearing
a press of
canvas
without
careening
much; as, a stiff
vessel;
--
opposed
to
crank..
Windlass
::
Windlass
(n.) A
machine
for
raising
weights,
consisting
of a
horizontal
cylinder
or
roller
moving
on its axis, and
turned
by a
crank,
lever,
or
similar
means,
so as to wind up a rope or chain
attached
to the
weight.
In
vessels
the
windlass
is often used
instead
of the
capstan
for
raising
the
anchor.
It is
usually
set upon the
forecastle,
and is
worked
by hand or
steam..
Eye
::
Eye (n.) A loop
forming
part of
anything,
or a hole
through
anything,
to
receive
a rope, hook, pin,
shaft,
etc.; as an eye at the end of a tie bar in a
bridge
truss;
as an eye
through
a
crank;
an eye at the end of
rope..
Cranky
::
Cranky
(a.) Full of
spirit;
crank.
Cranky
::
Cranky
(a.)
Unsteady;
easy to
upset;
crank.
Trunk
::
Trunk (n.) A large pipe
forming
the
piston
rod of a steam
engine,
of
sufficient
diameter
to allow one end of the
connecting
rod to be
attached
to the
crank,
and the other end to pass
within
the pipe
directly
to the
piston,
thus
making
the
engine
more
compact..
Crank
::
Crank (n.) A
person
full of
crotchets;
one given to
fantastic
or
impracticable
projects;
one whose
judgment
is
perverted
in
respect
to a
particular
matter.
Counterbalance
::
Counterbalance
(n.) A mass of metal in one side of a
driving
wheel or fly
wheel,
to
balance
the
weight
of a crank pin, etc., on the
opposite
side of the
wheel.
Crank
::
Crank (n.) Any bend, turn, or
winding,
as of a
passage..
Gatling Gun
::
Gatling
gun () An
American
machine
gun,
consisting
of a
cluster
of
barrels
which,
being
revolved
by a
crank,
are
automatically
loaded
and
fired..
Key
::
Key (n.) A bar, pin or
wedge,
to
secure
a
crank,
pulley,
coupling,
etc., upon a
shaft,
and
prevent
relative
turning;
sometimes
holding
by
friction
alone,
but more
frequently
by its
resistance
to
shearing,
being
usually
embedded
partly
in the shaft and
partly
in the
crank,
pulley,
etc..
Throw
::
Throw (n.) The
extreme
movement
given to a
sliding
or
vibrating
reciprocating
piece by a cam,
crank,
eccentric,
or the like;
travel;
stroke;
as, the throw of a slide
valve.
Also,
frequently,
the
length
of the
radius
of a
crank,
or the
eccentricity
of an
eccentric;
as, the throw of the crank of a steam
engine
is equal to half the
stroke
of the
piston..
Crank
::
Crank (n.) A twist or turn in
speech;
a
conceit
consisting
in a
change
of the form or
meaning
of a word.
Crank
::
Crank (n.) To run with a
winding
course;
to
double;
to
crook;
to wind and turn.
Crankle
::
Crankle
(n.) A bend or turn; a
twist;
a
crinkle.
Eccentric
::
Eccentric
(n.) A disk or wheel so
arranged
upon a shaft that the
center
of the wheel and that of the shaft do not
coincide.
It is used for
operating
valves
in steam
engines,
and for other
purposes.
The
motion
derived
is
precisely
that of a crank
having
the same
throw..
Scranky
::
Scranky
(a.) Thin; lean.
Crankiness
::
Crankiness
(n.)
Crankness.
Cranked
::
Cranked
(a.)
Formed
with, or
having,
a bend or
crank;
as, a
cranked
axle..
Crank
::
Crank (n.) A sick
person;
an
invalid.
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