- Cranked
- Cranked \Cranked\ (kr[a^][ng]kt), a. Formed with, or having, a bend or crank; as, a cranked axle. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Cranked
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cranked — adj Excited, enthusiastic. When do you want to start painting the house? I m cranked to get hopping. 1970s … Historical dictionary of American slang
Cranked eye bolt — Contents 1 Uses 2 Engineering 3 See also 4 Notes and refer … Wikipedia
cranked — adj exciting, stimulating, powerful. The words come from the image of cranking up an engine and, by extension, the col loquial cranking up the volume … Contemporary slang
cranked — adj. formed with or having a crank; eccentric; characteristic of or done by a person who is malicious or playing a prank kræŋk n. lever, handle; eccentric person, oddball, crackpot v. rotate; turn a lever; start an engine … English contemporary dictionary
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cranked — ˈkraŋkt, raiŋ adjective Etymology: crank (I) + ed : formed with or having a bend or crank : provided with a crank a crankeded axle … Useful english dictionary
cranked trailing edge — A design feature of a wing trailing edge, in which there is no sweep back near the wing roots. This is to permit mounting of the engines at the junction between the swept and the unswept trailing edge regions … Aviation dictionary
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hand-cranked inertia starter — A starter for a large aircraft reciprocating engine. The hand crank drives a flywheel, which spins at a high speed. Once sufficient flywheel inertia is built up, the hand crank is disconnected and the flywheel is coupled to the engine crankshaft… … Aviation dictionary
