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cranks

noun · verb · Cranks proper noun
US · UKKRANGKS/kɹæŋks/KRANKS

3 meanings of cranks

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  1. 1
    turning handlesnoun
    Plural of crank. Use it when you mean more than one.

    The pedal cranks on my old bike are starting to rust.

    The mechanic replaced both cranks and the chain on my bicycle.

  2. 2
    turns by handverb
    The form of crank used after he, she or it in the present.

    Every morning he cranks the awning out over the café tables.

    My dad still cranks the window down in his old truck.

  3. 3
    family nameproper noun · Cranks
    Plural of Crank. Use it when you mean more than one.

cranks is a form of crank

crank, noun: A bent arm on a machine that turns a wheel, or that changes back-and-forth movement into spinning. Full entry

Forms
crankcranks plural
Spelling
crank → cranks: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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