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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.)
Liable
to
careen
or be
overset,
as a ship when she is too
narrow,
or has not
sufficient
ballast,
or is
loaded
too high, to carry full
sail..
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Walty
::
Walty (a.)
Liable
to roll over;
crank;
as, a walty
ship..
Draglink
::
Draglink
(n.) A link
connecting
the
cranks
of two
shafts.
Crank
::
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..
Crankness
::
Crankness
(n.)
Sprightliness;
vigor;
health.
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..
Beam
::
Beam (n.) A heavy iron lever
having
an
oscillating
motion
on a
central
axis, one end of which is
connected
with the
piston
rod from which it
receives
motion,
and the other with the crank of the wheel
shaft;
--
called
also
working
beam or
walking
beam..
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.
Cranky
::
Cranky
(a.)
Addicted
to
crotchets
and
whims;
unreasonable
in
opinions;
crotchety.
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.) Sick;
infirm.
Crank
::
Crank (n.) A twist or turn in
speech;
a
conceit
consisting
in a
change
of the form or
meaning
of a word.
Bell Crank
::
Bell crank () A lever whose two arms form a right
angle,
or
nearly
a right
angle,
having
its
fulcrum
at the apex of the
angle.
It is used in bell pulls and in
changing
the
direction
of bell wires at
angles
of
rooms,
etc., and also in
machinery..
Jack
::
"Jack (n.) A
portable
machine
variously
constructed,
for
exerting
great
pressure,
or
lifting
or
moving
a heavy body
through
a small
distance.
It
consists
of a
lever,
screw,
rack and
pinion,
hydraulic
press,
or any
simple
combination
of
mechanical
powers,
working
in a
compact
pedestal
or
support
and
operated
by a
lever,
crank,
capstan
bar, etc. The name is often given to a
jackscrew,
which is a kind of
jack..
Organ
::
Organ (n.) A
component
part
performing
an
essential
office
in the
working
of any
complex
machine;
as, the
cylinder,
valves,
crank,
etc., are
organs
of the steam
engine..
Cranky
::
Cranky
(a.) Full of
spirit;
crank.
Web
::
Web (n.) The arm of a crank
between
the shaft and the
wrist.
Crank
::
Crank (n.) A twist or turn of the mind;
caprice;
whim;
crotchet;
also, a fit of
temper
or
passion..
Crank
::
Crank (n.) Full of
spirit;
brisk;
lively;
sprightly;
overconfident;
opinionated.
Shaper
::
Shaper
(n.) A kind of
planer
in which the tool,
instead
of the work,
receives
a
reciprocating
motion,
usually
from a
crank..
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