crank
suomi-englanti sanakirjacrank englannista suomeksi
kränkkä, känkkäränkkä, pahansisuinen ihminen
veivi, kampi
kiinnittää kammella
spiidi
veivata, kiertää kampea
höppänä
vaappuva
kammeta
taivuttaa polvelle
vääntää moottori käyntiin
Substantiivi
Verbi
crank englanniksi
(syn)
Liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast.
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Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.
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A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.
(ux)
(clipping of)
The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.
(quote-journal)
Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.
1596, (w), ''The Faerie Queene'', The Cantos of Mutabilitie Canto 7
- So many turning cranks these have, so many crooks.
An ill-tempered or nasty person.
a fit of temper or passion.
(RQ:Carlyle Friedrich)
A person who is considered strange or odd by others, and may behave in unconventional ways.
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*(RQ:Capek Selver RUR)
An amateur in science or other technical subjects who persistently advocates flawed theories
(synonym of).
A twist or turn in speech; play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
(RQ:Milton Poems)
A sick person; an invalid.
(RQ:Burton Melancholy)
The penis.
(quote-text)
To turn by means of a crank.
To turn a crank.
To turn.
To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.
To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.
(senseid) To be running at a high level of output or effort.
(quote-book)
To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.
(RQ:Shakespeare Henry 4-1)