Crank | Mean of crank in English Dictionary

/ˈkræŋk/

• Noun
• a machine part with a handle that can be turned in a circular motion to move something
1. To open the car window, turn the crank on the door.
• a person who has strange ideas or thinks too much about one thing
1. He was dismissed as a crank until his article was published.
2. Most people think she's just a harmless crank.
• a person who is often angry or easily annoyed
1. a bad-tempered old crank
• Verb

• to move (something) by turning a crank
1. Will you crank up/down [=roll up/down] the window?
• to increase (something) especially by a large amount
1. He cranked the temperature to 75 degrees.
2. Crank up [=turn up] the volume.
3. The company is looking for new ways to crank up production.
• to start or try to start (an engine) by using a crank or some other method to get it moving
1. Crank the engine to see if it will start.
• to move (something) in a circular motion
1. He cranked [=turned] the steering wheel quickly to the left.
• to produce (something) quickly or carelessly
1. The factory cranks out hundreds of cars every day.
2. Not many musicians are able to crank out an album in just six months.
3. He cranked out the report in less than an hour.
• made or sent as a joke or to cause harm
1. an anonymous crank call
2. He received a threatening crank letter.