crank

UK
/kræŋk/
US
/kræŋk/

Übersetzungen

cranksubstantiv
cranks
Pl.
UK
/kræŋk/
US
/kræŋk/
He turned the crank to start the engine.
Он повернул рукоятку, чтобы завести двигатель.
Everyone thought he was a crank because of his strange ideas.
Все считали его чудаком из-за его странных идей.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
коленчатый вал
заводная ручка
Synonyme
turning device
crankverb
cranked
Präteritum
cranked
Partizip Perfekt
cranking
Gerundium
UK
/kræŋk/
US
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He cranked the engine to start the car.
Он завел двигатель, чтобы завести машину.
She cranked the handle to open the window.
Она крутила ручку, чтобы открыть окно.
They cranked the volume up to hear the music better.
Они подняли громкость, чтобы лучше слышать музыку.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
crankadjektiv
more crank
Komp.
most crank
Super.
He is known for his crank ideas.
Он известен своими чудаковатыми идеями.

Definitionen

cranksubstantiv
A handle or arm attached at right angles to a shaft, used to turn it.
He used the crank to start the old engine.
An eccentric or odd person, especially one who is obsessed with a particular subject.
The town's resident crank was known for his unusual theories about aliens.
A part of an axle or shaft bent out at right angles, for converting reciprocal to circular motion and vice versa.
The bicycle's pedal is connected to the wheel through a crank.
Methamphetamine; an illicit stimulant drug (slang).
He was arrested for selling crank on the street.
crankverb
To turn a handle in order to start an engine or machine.
He had to crank the old car to get it started.
To increase the intensity or volume of something.
She cranked up the music to get everyone dancing.
To produce something in large quantities or at a fast rate.
The factory cranks out thousands of toys every day.
crankadjektiv
Eccentric or odd in behavior or appearance.
He was notorious for his crank schemes involving perpetual-motion machines.
Crooked or bent at an angle; having a sharp bend.
The carpenter discarded the crank piece of wood as unusable.