cranked

1. 1
   turned by handverb

   Past tense and past participle of crank.

   The windows in the old sedan had to be cranked open by hand.

   In the cold, the starter motor cranked for several seconds before the engine caught.

   Note

   One regular spelling covers the simple past (she cranked the window down) and the past participle after have or be (the window was cranked open). The verb works both ways round: a driver cranked the engine, or the engine itself cranked for several seconds before it caught. Placed before a noun, as in a cranked axle, it usually means bent into a crank, a shape rather than an action.

2. 2
   bentadjective

   Made with, or having, a bend or a crank, as some axles are.

   The mechanic fitted a cranked bracket so the exhaust pipe would clear the frame.

   The trowel's handle is cranked, which keeps your knuckles off the wet concrete.

   Similarbent, angled, offset

   Oppositestraight

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