cranking

Verb

crank (third-person singular simple present cranks, present participle cranking, simple past and past participle cranked or (dialectal) crunk)

1. (transitive) To turn by means of a crank.
   • Motorists had to crank their engine by hand.
2. (intransitive) To turn a crank.
   • He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank.
3. (intransitive) To turn.
   • He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank.
4. (transitive) To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.
   • I turn the key and crank the engine; yet it doesn't turn over
5. (intransitive) To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.
   • Quit cranking about your spilt milk!
6. (intransitive) To be running at a high level of output or effort.
   • By one hour into the shift, the boys were really cranking.

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