Crank
/kɹæŋk/
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.
"I grind my coffee by hand with a coffee grinder with a crank handle."
- The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.
"Yes, a crank was all it needed to start."
- Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.
- An ill-tempered or nasty person.
"Billy-Bob is a nasty old crank! He chased my cat away."
- A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim;
verb
- To turn by means of a crank.
"Motorists had to crank their engine by hand."
- To turn a crank.
"He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank."
- (of a crank or similar) To turn.
"He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank."
- To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.
"Crank it up!"
- To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.
"Quit cranking about your spilt milk!"
adjective
Total: 11 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Crank"
Crank is a 5-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Crank" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "crank" is a medium-scoring word.