Transcription
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- [krangk]
- /kræŋk/
- /kræŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krangk]
- /kræŋk/
Definitions of crank word
- countable noun crank If you call someone a crank, you think their ideas or behaviour are strange. 3
- countable noun crank A crank is a device that you turn in order to make something move. 3
- verb crank If you crank an engine or machine, you make it move or function, especially by turning a handle. 3
- noun crank a device for communicating motion or for converting reciprocating motion into rotary motion or vice versa. It consists of an arm projecting from a shaft, often with a second member attached to it parallel to the shaft 3
- noun crank a handle incorporating a crank, used to start an engine or motor 3
- noun crank an eccentric or odd person, esp someone who stubbornly maintains unusual views 3
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Origin of crank
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English cranke, Old English cranc-, in crancstǣf crank (see staff1)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Crank
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crank popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
crank usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crank
noun crank
- lever — tool for lifting
- handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- arm — Your arms are the two long parts of your body that are attached to your shoulders and that have your hands at the end.
- zealot — a person who shows zeal.
- eccentric — deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
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