Explore Crank through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like nut or crackpot. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Crank in a sentence
Related words
Crank meaning
- Hard; difficult.
- Strange; weird; odd.
- Bent; twisted; crooked; distorted; out of repair.
Synonyms of Crank
Using Crank
- The main meaning on this page is: Hard; difficult. | Strange; weird; odd. | Bent; twisted; crooked; distorted; out of repair.
- Useful related words include: crank up, nut case, nut, crackpot.
- Possible Dutch translations are: zwengel, krukas.
- In the example corpus, crank often appears in combinations such as: to crank, crank up, the crank.
Context around Crank
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Crank
- In this selection, "crank" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, elect, boost, jeff, down, prevails and popcorn stand out and add context to how "crank" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a face crank in the and a neck crank into a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "crank" sits close to words such as achievable, admin and afflicted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with crank
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Crank said that squad is the real deal. (8 words)
My dad was a no-frills guy; crank windows, manual locks, bench seat. (13 words)
And I want to crank out all the music I possibly can before I do," he added. (17 words)
Other favourites in the list of tracks that crank up the cleaning energy include “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor, “Take on Me” by a-ha, and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper, the survey of 2,000 adults found. (43 words)
Crank prevails in 5th District: Republican Jeff Crank, who formerly hosted a conservative talk show, beat a Trump-endorsed opponent Tuesday to win the GOP primary for an open seat in Colorado’s solid-red 5th District. (37 words)
But outside groups made a push to elect Crank down the stretch, with a Colorado Sun report earlier this month noting that Republican PACs had spent more than $1 million attempting to boost Crank’s campaign. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
But outside groups made a push to elect Crank down the stretch, with a Colorado Sun report earlier this month noting that Republican PACs had spent more than $1 million attempting to boost Crank’s campaign.
Crank prevails in 5th District: Republican Jeff Crank, who formerly hosted a conservative talk show, beat a Trump-endorsed opponent Tuesday to win the GOP primary for an open seat in Colorado’s solid-red 5th District.
Therefore, the two models that were built incorporate a 4:1 reduction gear at the crank, and four revolutions of the crank are required to perform one full cycle.
A brainbuster on the floor knocks Endo silly and it’s a neck crank into a neckbreaker back inside.
And I want to crank out all the music I possibly can before I do," he added.
As Marvel continues to crank out superhero films and television shows, the brand has been under more scrutiny than ever.
But Britishvolt was beset with delays, and it never came close to its goal of opening a factory that could crank out 38 gigawatt-hours of lithium-ion batteries every year.
By 4:00 or so Daniel would get out the hand crank popcorn kettle and pop up a big batch for all of us.
Crank back up the testosterone in July when Dallas hardcore metalheads Creeping Death take over with Upon Stone and the extremely kick-ass-named Saintpeeler.
Crank said that squad is the real deal.
Danielson is fine enough to get in the stomps before getting the double arm crank, sending Swerve’s legs to the rope.
Diane’s hands-on and Rebecca’s hands-off may have been Sam’s yin and yang, but Carla was the true Boston bar spirit crank for telling it like it should be.
Folk of the Roundtable at Matchstick Piehouse in Deptford tonight, where musicians gather, well, round a table to crank out some folk tunes.
KTM only had 20 employees when it started producing the R100, but they still managed to crank out about three motorcycles per day.
Less than a week after Major Confidence and Corporal Crank went at it, though, an inbound trolley pulled up beside me on the downside of a hill.
My dad was a no-frills guy; crank windows, manual locks, bench seat.
Other favourites in the list of tracks that crank up the cleaning energy include “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor, “Take on Me” by a-ha, and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper, the survey of 2,000 adults found.
She said she was able to crank her e-bike well in excess of 50 mph on the downhill plunge Saturday.
The Mexican produced a face crank in the third round of the UFC 285 co-main event and forced the former dominant champion to tap.
There have been three other reconsideration requests submitted for books in the high school library, including “Boy Toy” by Barry Lyga, “Sold” by Patricia McCormick and “Crank” by Ellen Hopkins, according to Superintendent Richard Kaskey.
Common combinations with crank
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to crank 36×
- crank up 31×
- the crank 17×
- crank out 14×
- crank handle 10×
- crank it 9×
- crank the 8×
- hand crank 6×
- and crank 6×
- will crank 6×