crank : Idioms & Phrases
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bell crank
Bell" crank`
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A lever whose two arms form a right angle, or nearly a right angle, having its fulcrum at the apex of the angle. It is used in bell pulls and in changing the direction of bell wires at angles of rooms, etc., and also in machinery.
Webster 1913
Crank axle
(Mach.) , a driving axle formed with a crank or cranks, as in some kinds of locomotives.
Webster 1913
crank call
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noun a hostile telephone call (from a crank)
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crank handle
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noun crank used to start an engine
starting handle.
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crank letter
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noun a hostile (usually anonymous) letter
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crank out
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verb produce in a routine or monotonous manner
grind out.
- We have to crank out publications in order to receive funding
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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.
Webster 1913
Crank shaft
- a shaft bent into a crank, or having a crank fastened to it, by which it drives or is driven.
Webster 1913
crank up
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verb start by cranking
crank.
- crank up the engine
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verb rotate with a crank
crank.
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Crank wheel
- a wheel acting as a crank, or having a wrist to which a connecting rod is attached.