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Cranking

To turn by means of a crank.

📖 Definitions of "Cranking"

verb

1
To turn by means of a crank.
"Motorists had to crank their engine by hand."
2
To turn a crank.
"He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank."
3
(of a crank or similar) To turn.
"He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank."
4
To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.
"Crank it up!"

noun

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
crackpotnoun	(informal) An eccentric, crazy or foolish person.
nutcasenoun	(slang, chiefly derogatory) Someone who is insane.
unstableverb	(transitive) To release (an animal) from a stable.
cranky	Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.
tenderverb	To work on a tender.
crosspatchnoun	A grumpy, bad-tempered or irascible person.
grumpverb	(informal, intransitive) To be grumpy.
grouchverb	(intransitive) To be grumpy or irritable; to complain.
tippynoun	(Canada, US) Tending to tip or tilt over; unstable.
churlnoun	(by extension) (derogatory) A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
crank upverb	(idiomatic) To increase, as the volume, power or energy of something.
zigzagverb	To move or to twist in a zigzag manner.
starternoun	Someone who starts, or who starts something.
fruitcakenoun	A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice; usually served in celebration of weddings and Christmas.
screwballnoun	(US) One who behaves in a crazy manner.
nutverb	(slang, mildly vulgar) To orgasm; to ejaculate.
start-upnoun	Alternative spelling of startup. [The act or process of starting a process or machine.]
launchverb	(transitive) To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation
bootingnoun	(computing) The act by which a computer is booted.
kickverb	(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.