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cranking

 
Verb crank has 5 senses
  1. zigzag, crank - travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside"
    --1 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  2. crank, crank up - start by cranking; "crank up the engine"
    --2 is one way to start, start up
    Sample sentence:
    These cars won't crank
  3. crank, crank up - rotate with a crank
    --3 is one way to rotate, circumvolve
    Derived form: noun crank4
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. crank - fasten with a crank
    --4 is one way to
    fasten, fix, secure
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  5. crank - bend into the shape of a crank
    --5 is one way to
    flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
    Derived form: noun crank4
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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