verb Download 🔗Share To turn by means of a crank. Examples : "Motorists had to crank their engine by hand." machine action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share (of a crank or similar) To turn. Examples : "He cranked the handle of the pencil sharpener until his pencil was perfectly pointed. " machine action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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