'crank' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'crank' with 4 example sentences.
- crank adjective
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: (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
- crank noun
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: a bad-tempered person
: a whimsically eccentric person
: an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
- crank verb
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: travel along a zigzag path
: start by cranking
: rotate with a crank
: fasten with a crank
: bend into the shape of a crank
Can you crank up the heat?
This machine cranks out a thousand screws an hour.
The inquiry has been cranked up a notch.
What a crank he is!