cranking
present participle of crank
cranking (plural crankings)
The act by which something is cranked.
• rancking
Source: Wiktionary
Crank (krnk), n. Etym: [OE. cranke; akin to E. cringe, cringle, crinkle, and to crank, a., the root meaning, probably, "to turn, twist." See Cringe.]
1. (Mach.)
Definition: 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.
3. A twist or turn in speech; a conceit consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word. Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles. Milton.
4. A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim; crotchet; also, a fit of temper or passion. [Prov. Eng.] Violent of temper; subject to sudden cranks. Carlyle.
5. A person full of crotchets; one given to fantastic or impracticable projects; one whose judgment is perverted in respect to a particular matter. [Colloq.]
6. A sick person; an invalid. [Obs.] Thou art a counterfeit crank, a cheater. Burton. Crank axle (Mach.), a driving axle formed with a crank or cranks, as in some kinds of locomotives.
– Crank pin (Mach.), the cylindrical piece which forms the handle, or to which the connecting rod is attached, at the end of a crank, or between the arms of a double crank.
– Crank shaft, a shaft bent into a crank, or having a crank fastened to it, by which it drives or is driven.
– Crank wheel, a wheel acting as a crank, or having a wrist to which a connecting rod is attached.
Crank (krnk), a. Etym: [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.)
Definition: Liable to careen or be overest, 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.
Crank, v. i. Etym: [See Crank, n. ]
Definition: To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn. See how this river comes me cranking in. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
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