ALL meanings of cranked
crank
C c - noun cranked Simple past tense and past participle of crank. 1
- noun cranked Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc. 1
- noun cranked Informal. an ill-tempered, grouchy person. 1
- noun cranked an unbalanced person who is overzealous in the advocacy of a private cause. 1
- noun cranked an eccentric or whimsical notion. 1
- noun cranked a strikingly clever turn of speech or play on words. 1
- noun cranked Archaic. a bend; turn. 1
- noun cranked Slang. the nasal decongestant propylhexedrine, used illicitly for its euphoric effects. 1
- noun cranked Automotive Slang. a crankshaft. 1
- verb with object cranked to bend into or make in the shape of a crank. 1
- verb with object cranked to furnish with a crank. 1
- verb with object cranked Machinery. to rotate (a shaft) by means of a crank. 1
- verb with object cranked to start (an internal-combustion engine) by turning the crankshaft manually or by means of a small motor. 1
- verb with object cranked to start the engine of (a motor vehicle) by turning the crankshaft manually. 1
- verb without object cranked to turn a crank, as in starting an automobile engine. 1
- verb without object cranked Obsolete. to turn and twist; zigzag. 1
- adjective cranked unstable; shaky; unsteady. 1
- adjective cranked of, relating to, or by an unbalanced or overzealous person: a crank phone call; crank mail. 1
- adjective cranked British Dialect. cranky1 (def 5). 1
- adjective cranked Formed with, or having, a bend or crank. 0