Definition of cranking in English

Wiktionary

cranking (Verb)
Present participle of crank.

Part of speech

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cranking, verb, gerund of crank (infinitive).

WordNet

Noun Plural: cranks
crank - a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
		starter
		hand tool a tool used with workers' hands
crank - a bad-tempered person
		grouch, grump, churl, crosspatch
		disagreeable person, unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
		crabby person, crab a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply; "he caught a crab and lost the race"
		hothead, fire-eater a performer who pretends to swallow fire
crank - an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
		methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, glass, ice, shabu, trash
		amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
crank - a whimsically eccentric person
		crackpot, nut, nut case, fruitcake, screwball
		eccentric person, oddball, eccentric, geek, flake a person with an unusual or odd personality
Verb cranks, cranking, cranked
crank - bend into the shape of a crank
		flex, bend, deform, twist, turn cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
crank - rotate with a crank
		crank up
		circumvolve, rotate plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"
crank - fasten with a crank
		fasten, secure, fix attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
crank - start by cranking; "crank up the engine"
		crank up
		start up, start play in the starting lineup
crank - travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside"
		zigzag
		locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
Adjective crank, cranker, crankest
crank - (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
		cranky, tender, tippy
		unstable highly or violently reactive; "sensitive and highly unstable compounds"

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Wiktionary

crank (Noun)
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.
crank (Noun)
The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.
crank (Noun)
Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.
crank (Noun)
An ill-tempered or nasty person.
crank (Noun)
A person who is considered strange or odd by others. They may behave in unconventional ways.
crank (Noun)
An advocate of a pseudoscience movement.
crank (Noun)
methamphetamine.
crank (Noun)
A twist or turn in speech; a conceit consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
crank (Verb)
To turn by means of a crank.
crank (Verb)
To turn a crank.
crank (Verb)
To turn.
crank (Verb)
To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.
crank (Verb)
To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.
crank (Verb)
To be running at a high level of output or effort.
crank (Verb)
To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.
crank (Adjective)
strange, weird, odd.
crank (Adjective)
Liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo, or because of insufficient ballast.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

crank (n.)
A bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion. See Bell crank.
crank (n.)
Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.
crank (n.)
A twist or turn in speech; a conceit consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
crank (n.)
A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim; crotchet; also, a fit of temper or passion.
crank (n.)
A person full of crotchets; one given to fantastic or impracticable projects; one whose judgment is perverted in respect to a particular matter.
crank (n.)
A sick person; an invalid.
crank (n.)
Sick; infirm.
crank (n.)
Liable to careen or be overset, as a ship when she is too narrow, or has not sufficient ballast, or is loaded too high, to carry full sail.
crank (n.)
Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.
crank (n.)
To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

crank
krangk, n. a crook or bend: a conceit in speech: a whim: (mach.) a lever or arm on a shaft, driven by hand or by a connecting-rod, its object being to convert reciprocating motion into rotary motion.—v.i. to move in a zizag manner.—v.t. to shape like a crank: to provide with a crank.—adj. crooked: crabbed: loose or slack.—adv. Crank′ily.—n. Crank′iness.—adj. Crank′y, crooked: infirm: full of whims: cross. [M. E. kranke—A.S. crincan, to yield; cf. Ger. krank.]
crank
krangk, adj. brisk: merry. [Origin unknown.]
crank
krangk, Crank-sided, krangk-sī′ded, adj. (naut.) liable to be upset—n. Crank′ness, liability to be upset. [Ety. uncertain.]

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

crank
coté-foible, the quality of a ship, which for want of a sufficient quantity of ballast or cargo, is rendered incapable of carrying sail without being exposed to the danger of overturning. See the articles BALLAST and TRIM.
crank
is also an iron brace which supports the lanthorns on the poop-quarters, &c.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

crank
A vessel, by her construction or her stowage, inclined to lean over a great deal, or from insufficient ballast or cargo incapable of carrying sail, without danger of overturning. The opposite term is stiff, or the quality of standing well up to her canvas.--Cranky expresses a foolish capriciousness. Ships built too deep in proportion to their breadth are notoriously crank.--Crank by the ground, is a ship whose floor is so narrow that she cannot be brought on the ground without danger.