Crank Explained
Crank may refer to:
Mechanisms
- Crank (mechanism), in mechanical engineering, a bent portion of an axle or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it
- Crankset, the component of a bicycle drivetrain that converts the reciprocating motion of the rider's legs into rotational motion
- Crankshaft, the part of a piston engine which translates reciprocating linear piston motion into rotation
- Crank machine, a machine used to deliver hard labour in early Victorian prisons in the United Kingdom
Places
Popular culture
Slang
- Crank (person), a pejorative term used for a person who holds an unshakable belief that most of his or her contemporaries consider to be false.
- Prank call or crank call, a false telephone call
- Crank, slang term for powdered substituted amphetamines, especially methamphetamine
Other uses
See also