crank : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: crank	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for crank
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crank adj (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail Synonym(s): crank, cranky, tender, tippy n a bad-tempered person [syn: grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatch] a whimsically eccentric person Synonym(s): crackpot, crank, nut, nut case, fruitcake, screwball 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 Synonym(s): methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle Synonym(s): crank, starter v travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside" Synonym(s): zigzag, crank start by cranking; "crank up the engine" Synonym(s): crank, crank up rotate with a crank Synonym(s): crank, crank up fasten with a crank bend into the shape of a crank
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crank \Crank\ (kr?nk), a. [AS. cranc weak; akin to Icel. krangr, D. & G. krank sick, weak (cf. D. krengen to careen). Cf. {Crank}, n.] 1. Sick; infirm. [Prov. Eng.] 2. (Naut.) Liable to careen or be overset, as a ship when she is too narrow, or has not sufficient ballast, or is loaded too high, to carry full sail. 3. Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated. He who was, a little before, bedrid, . . . was now crank and lusty. --Udall. If you strong electioners did not think you were among the elect, you would not be so crank about it. --Mrs. Stowe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crank \Crank\ (kr?nk), n. [OE. cranke; akin to E. cringe, cringle, crinkle, and to crank, a., the root meaning, probably, [bd]to turn, twist.[b8] See {Cringe}.] 1. (Mach.) A bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion. See {Bell crank}. 2. Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage. So many turning cranks these have, so many crooks. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crank \Crank\, v. i. [See {Crank}, n.] To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn. See how this river comes me cranking in. --Shak.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
crank vt. [from automotive slang] Verb used to describe the performance of a machine, especially sustained performance. "This box cranks (or, cranks at) about 6 megaflops, with a burst mode of twice that on vectorized operations."
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
crank (Automotive slang) Verb used to describe the performance of a machine, especially sustained performance. "This box cranks (or, cranks at) about 6 megaflops, with a burst mode of twice that on vectorised operations." [{Jargon File}] (1994-12-01)