Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - crank
Crank
crank
1. n. & v. --n. 1 part of an axle or shaft bent at right angles for interconverting reciprocal and circular motion. 2 an elbow-shaped connection in bell-hanging. --v.tr. 1 cause to move by means of a crank. 2 a bend into a crank-shape. b furnish or fasten with a crank. Phrases and idioms crank up 1 start (a car engine) by turning a crank. 2 sl. increase (speed etc.) by intensive effort. Etymology: OE cranc, app. f. crincan, rel. to cringan fall in battle, orig. 'curl up' 2. n. 1 a an eccentric person, esp. one obsessed by a particular theory (health-food crank). b US a bad-tempered person. 2 literary a fanciful turn of speech (quips and cranks). Etymology: back-form. f. CRANKY 3. adj. Naut. liable to capsize. Etymology: perh. f. crank weak, shaky, or CRANK(1)
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I. noun see: cringe Date: 13th century a bent part of an axle or shaft or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft by which circular motion is imparted to or received from the shaft or by which reciprocating motion is changed into circular motion or vice versa, 2. bend, a twist or turn of speech ; conceit, c. caprice, crotchet, an annoyingly eccentric person, a bad-tempered person ; grouch, crystal 7, ~ish adjective II. verb Date: 1592 intransitive verb to move with a winding course ; zigzag, 2. to turn a ~, to get started by or as if by the turning of a ~, to gain speed, momentum, or intensity, transitive verb to move or operate by or as if by a ~ , 2. to cause to start (as an automobile), to rotate the shaft (as a ~shaft) of especially with a starter , to use in trying to start an engine , 3. to start as if by use of a ~, turn up 2, III. adjective Date: 1924 of, relating to, or being a ~y or eccentric person, IV. adjective Etymology: Middle English ~e Date: 15th century merry, high-spirited, cocky, confident, V. adjective Etymology: short for ~-sided easily tipped Date: circa 1649 easily tipped ; tender 7d ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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