plural of Crank

A surname.

(nautical) Liability to be overset; said of a ship or other vessel. / sprightliness; health; vigour

To masturbate by stimulating the penis.

(idiomatic) To produce in large volumes mechanically or as if by machine.

(motors) The angle of rotation of a crankshaft measured from the position in which the piston is at its highest point known as top dead center (TDC).

(derogatory) Pseudoscience; activity which appears to be science-like but is not founded on proper scientific methods.

Alternative form of crankshaft

To start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking. / (idiomatic) To increase, as the volume, power or energy of something. / To describe in praiseworthy terms; to promote.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crank out