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   crank

   /kraŋk/

   verb

   • 1. turn the crankshaft of (an internal combustion engine) in order to start the engine: "the starter motor struggled to crank the engine"
   • ▪ turn (a handle) in order to start an engine: "the generators roared into life when he cranked the handle"
   • ▪ increase the intensity of something: informal "the volume is cranked up a notch"
   • ▪ produce something regularly and routinely: informal, derogatory "an army of researchers cranked out worthy studies"
   • 2. give a bend to (a shaft, bar, etc.): "I've cranked the shaft of the gear lever to get it further away from the dashboard"
   • 3. inject a narcotic drug: informal "he's been cranking up on smack"

   noun

   • 1. a part of an axle or shaft bent out at right angles, for converting reciprocal to circular motion and vice versa: "a long con rod which acts as a longer lever on the crank"
   • 2. the drug methamphetamine. informal

   Word Origin Old Englishcranc (recorded in crancstæf, denoting a weaver's implement), related to crincan (see cringe).

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • C

     3

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • K

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