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Winch :: Winch (n.) A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc..

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..

Crankle :: Crankle (v. t.) To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle..

Communicate :: Communicate (v. i.) To impart; to bestow; to convey; as, to communicate a disease or a sensation; to communicate motion by means of a crank..

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..

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..

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..

Scranky :: Scranky (a.) Thin; lean.

Crank :: Crank (n.) Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.

Crank :: Crank (n.) To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.

Bicycle :: Bicycle (n.) A light vehicle having two wheels one behind the other. It has a saddle seat and is propelled by the rider's feet acting on cranks or levers.

Cranky :: Cranky (a.) Addicted to crotchets and whims; unreasonable in opinions; crotchety.

Crank :: Crank (n.) A sick person; an invalid.

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.

Crankness :: Crankness (n.) Sprightliness; vigor; health.

Crankle :: Crankle (n.) A bend or turn; a twist; a crinkle.

Crank :: Crank (n.) A twist or turn in speech; a conceit consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.

Crankbird :: Crankbird (n.) A small European woodpecker (Picus minor).

Hurdy-gurdy :: Hurdy-gurdy (n.) A stringled instrument, lutelike in shape, in which the sound is produced by the friction of a wheel turned by a crank at the end, instead of by a bow, two of the strings being tuned as drones, while two or more, tuned in unison, are modulated by keys..

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