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How to pronounce “crank”
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Pronunciation guide for crank
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of crank with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- My Big Idea (Ep. 1): A Joyful Way to Get Outside
You've been playing with some pumps and some crank handles
- Definition summary
- (dialectal) Hard; difficult.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce crank
My Big Idea (Ep. 1): A Joyful Way to Get Outside
You've been playing with some pumps and some crank handles
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “crank”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- (dialectal) Hard; difficult.
- (informal) Strange; weird; odd.
- (dialectal) Bent; twisted; crooked; distorted; out of repair.
- Sick; unwell.
- (nautical, of a ship) Liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast.
- Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.
- [Noun]
- (now chiefly dialectal) An ailment, ache.
- (informal) An ill-tempered or nasty person.
- A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim;
- A fit of temper or passion.
- (informal, British, dated in US) A person who is considered strange or odd by others, and may behave in unconventional ways.
- (informal) An amateur in science or other technical subjects who persistently advocates flawed theories.
- (archaic, baseball, slang, 1800s) A baseball fan.
- (obsolete) A sick person; an invalid.
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