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Crank
01
cigüeñal, manivela
a device that allows movement between mechanical parts of a machine or converts backward and forward motion into circular movement
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Engineers designed a crank system to convert linear motion into rotational motion in the machinery.
Los ingenieros diseñaron un sistema de manivela para convertir el movimiento lineal en movimiento rotacional en la maquinaria.
02
an unconventional person
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Artists often appear as cranks to outsiders.
03
metanfetamina, crank
methamphetamine, typically in powdered or crystalline form, often used recreationally
Slang
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She warned him about the dangers of crank addiction.
Ella le advirtió sobre los peligros de la adicción al cristal.
04
a person who is easily irritated or bad-tempered
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She avoided working with that crank in the office.
to crank
01
to rotate, turn, or operate using a crank handle
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Workers cranked the machine manually.
02
to bend, twist, or shape something into the form of a crank
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The engineer cranked the pipe to redirect the flow.
03
to fasten or secure using a crank mechanism
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Sailors cranked the ropes to secure the sail.
04
to start an engine or device by turning a crank
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The plane 's propeller was cranked before takeoff.
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to travel, move, or progress along a zigzag or winding path
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Cyclists cranked along the winding path.
crank
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(of a boat) tending to heel, tip, or lean over easily under sail
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The yacht was crank due to its narrow beam.
Árbol Léxico
cranky
crank
