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crank

noun as in a device for revolving a shaft

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noun as in a person with an obsession

noun as in an ill-natured person

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After passing through an iron door with a round crank, a small blueprint marks the official entrance into the secret shelter.

The wonderful reign of Queen Elizabeth has everyone worried about what will happen when her crank of a son takes the throne.

Before the marriage it was already obvious that he was a bit of a crank.

This being a manifesto, there are a few moments when Almond sounds like a self-righteous crank.

I belong to the “Soccer Hater” demographic – middle-aged Republican crank with long, blonde hair and a great pair of gams.

But our first care was to ballast the sloop, for without it she was so crank as to be unseaworthy.

Inside the box was one of those little, old-fashioned Swiss music boxes, and May was industriously turning the crank.

The crank is then run through the bearing hole and a nut run on the threads and a washer placed against the nut.

This size rod was procured and bent to form a crank, the bearing end being threaded for a distance equal to the length of the hub.

He looked out in the street, and there he saw a hand-organ man grinding away at the crank which made the nice music.

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On this page you'll find 33 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to crank, such as: arm, handle, lever, and turning device.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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