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    Turn The Crankshaft of (An Internal Combustion Engine), Typically in Order To Start The Engine

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    The document defines the verb "crank" to mean: 1) to turn the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, typically to start it; 2) to turn a handle to start an engine; 3) informally, to increase the intensity of something like volume. It also defines the noun "crank" to refer to: 1) a part of an axle or shaft bent at a right angle to convert reciprocal to circular motion; 2) informally, the drug methamphetamine.

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    The document defines the verb "crank" to mean: 1) to turn the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, typically to start it; 2) to turn a handle to start an engine; 3) informally, to increase the intensity of something like volume. It also defines the noun "crank" to refer to: 1) a part of an axle or shaft bent at a right angle to convert reciprocal to circular motion; 2) informally, the drug methamphetamine.

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    The document defines the verb "crank" to mean: 1) to turn the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, typically to start it; 2) to turn a handle to start an engine; 3) informally, to increase the intensity of something like volume. It also defines the noun "crank" to refer to: 1) a part of an axle or shaft bent at a right angle to convert reciprocal to circular motion; 2) informally, the drug methamphetamine.

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    crank1

    /kraNGk/
    verb
    verb: crank; 3rd person present: cranks; past tense: cranked; past
    participle: cranked; gerund or present participle: cranking
    1. 1.
    turn the crankshaft of (an internal combustion engine), typically in order to start the
    engine.
    start, turn (over), get going
    synonyms:
    "you crank the engine by hand"
    o turn (a handle), typically in order to start an engine.
    o informal
    increase the intensity of something.
    "he cranked up the foghorn to full volume"
    increase, intensify, amplify, heighten, escalate, add to,
    augment, build up, expand, extend, raise; More
    synonyms: speed up, accelerate;
    up, jack up, hike up, step up, bump up, pump up
    "crank up the volume, Steve"
    o informal
    produce something regularly and routinely.
    "an army of researchers cranked out worthy studies"
    2. 2.
    give a bend to (a shaft, bar, etc.).
    noun
    noun: crank; plural noun: cranks
    1. 1.
    a part of an axle or shaft bent out at right angles, for converting
    reciprocal to circular motion and vice versa.
    2. 2.
    informal
    the drug methamphetamine.

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