English Dictionary

crank

IPA（発音記号）

/kɹæŋk/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞 関係形容詞 古風

(transitive) To turn by means of a crank. / (intransitive) To turn a crank. / (intransitive, of a crank or similar) To turn. / (transitive) To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.

日本語の意味

クランクを用いて回す / クランク（ハンドル）を操作して回転させる / （他の手段を用いても）回転させる

Every morning he would crank the old generator to make sure the lights stayed on.

彼は毎朝、明かりが点くように古い発電機のハンドルを回していた。

意味（1）

(transitive) To turn by means of a crank.

Motorists had to crank their engine by hand.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To turn a crank.

He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank.

意味（3）

(intransitive, of a crank or similar) To turn.

He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank.

意味（4）

(transitive) To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.

I turn the key and crank the engine; yet it doesn't turn over

意味（5）

(intransitive) To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.

Quit cranking about your spilt milk!

意味（6）

(intransitive) To be running at a high level of output or effort.

By one hour into the shift, the boys were really cranking.

意味（7）

(intransitive, dated) To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.

See how this river comes me cranking in.

cranks （ present singular third-person ）

cranking （ participle present ）

cranked （ participle past ）

cranked （ past ）