crank in Tamil தமிழ்
crank in Telugu తెలుగు
crank in English
- crank⇄adj. 1. loose; shaky; unsteady.
Ex. crank machinery.
2. (Figurative.) of or by a queer or eccentric person.
Ex. a crank telephone call, crank letters.
3. (British Dialect.) weak; infirm; sickly. - crank⇄crank (1), noun, verb, adjective.
- crank⇄crank (2), adjective.
liable to lurch or capsize; unstable.
Ex. a crank boat. - crank⇄crank (3), adjective.
(Dialect.)
1. in high spirits; lusty; sprightly; merry.
2. aggressively highspirited; cocky. - crank⇄expr. crank out, (Informal.) to produce rapidly and steadily.
Ex. Congressmen cranked out a steady stream of updated press releases (Wall Street Journal). - crank⇄expr. crank up, (U.S. Informal.) to get ready; get started.
Ex. Bayh instructed his staff to crank up for an all-out fight against the nomination (New Yorker). - crank⇄noun 1. a mechanical device for turning a shaft, or for converting one kind of motion to another:
a. a part or handle of a machine connected at right angles to another part to set it in motion. Some cranks have a handle so that they may be turned - crank⇄v.i. 1. to turn a crank.
2. to twist; wind. - crank⇄v.t. 1. to work or start by means of a crank.
Ex. The engines of automobiles do not have to be cranked by hand any more.
2. to speed; accelerate; boost.
Ex. The Air Force probably would get orders to crank up production very soon (News