cranked

crank

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [krangk]
- /kræŋk/
- /kræŋkt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [krangk]
- /kræŋk/

Definitions of cranked word

noun cranked Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc. 1
noun cranked Informal. an ill-tempered, grouchy person. 1
noun cranked an unbalanced person who is overzealous in the advocacy of a private cause. 1
noun cranked an eccentric or whimsical notion. 1
noun cranked a strikingly clever turn of speech or play on words. 1
noun cranked Archaic. a bend; turn. 1

See all 20 definitions of cranked

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Origin of cranked

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English cranke, Old English cranc-, in crancstǣf crank (see staff1)

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Parts of speech for Cranked

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cranked

cranked 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.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for cranked

verb cranked

turned — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
reeled — an act of reeling; a reeling or staggering movement.
winded — out of breath.
activated — to make active; cause to function or act.
moved — to pass from one place or position to another.

noun cranked

armed — Someone who is armed is carrying a weapon, usually a gun.
handled — fitted with or having a handle or handles, especially of a specified kind (often used in combination): a handled pot; a long-handled knife.
levered — Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third. Compare machine (def 4b).

All 8 Synonyms of cranked