Crank

Language: English
Pronunciation: crank
Part of Speech: noun

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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.

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"a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle"

"travel along a zigzag path"

"start by cranking"

"rotate with a crank"

"fasten with a crank"

"bend into the shape of a crank"

"a bad-tempered person"

"a whimsically eccentric person"

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