(nautical) Liability to be overset; said of a ship or other vessel. / sprightliness; health; vigour

A surname.

plural of Crank

To masturbate by stimulating the penis.

(derogatory) Pseudoscience; activity which appears to be science-like but is not founded on proper scientific methods.

(idiomatic) To produce in large volumes mechanically or as if by machine.

Alternative form of crankshaft

To start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking. / (idiomatic) To increase, as the volume, power or energy of something. / To describe in praiseworthy terms; to promote.

(motors) The angle of rotation of a crankshaft measured from the position in which the piston is at its highest point known as top dead center (TDC).

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crank up