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Web :: Web (n.) The arm of a crank between the shaft and the wrist.

Crank :: Crank (n.) To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.

Eccentric :: Eccentric (n.) A disk or wheel so arranged upon a shaft that the center of the wheel and that of the shaft do not coincide. It is used for operating valves in steam engines, and for other purposes. The motion derived is precisely that of a crank having the same throw..

Crank :: Crank (n.) A person full of crotchets; one given to fantastic or impracticable projects; one whose judgment is perverted in respect to a particular matter.

Bicycle :: Bicycle (n.) A light vehicle having two wheels one behind the other. It has a saddle seat and is propelled by the rider's feet acting on cranks or levers.

Bell Crank :: Bell crank () A lever whose two arms form a right angle, or nearly a right angle, having its fulcrum at the apex of the angle. It is used in bell pulls and in changing the direction of bell wires at angles of rooms, etc., and also in machinery..

Crank :: Crank (n.) A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim; crotchet; also, a fit of temper or passion..

Eye :: Eye (n.) A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a rope, hook, pin, shaft, etc.; as an eye at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss; as an eye through a crank; an eye at the end of rope..

Communicate :: Communicate (v. i.) To impart; to bestow; to convey; as, to communicate a disease or a sensation; to communicate motion by means of a crank..

Crankness :: Crankness (n.) Sprightliness; vigor; health.

Key :: Key (n.) A bar, pin or wedge, to secure a crank, pulley, coupling, etc., upon a shaft, and prevent relative turning; sometimes holding by friction alone, but more frequently by its resistance to shearing, being usually embedded partly in the shaft and partly in the crank, pulley, etc..

Cranky :: Cranky (a.) Full of spirit; crank.

Crank :: Crank (n.) Sick; infirm.

Crankle :: Crankle (n.) A bend or turn; a twist; a crinkle.

Crankle :: Crankle (v. i.) To bend, turn, or wind..

Winch :: Winch (n.) A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc..

Organ :: Organ (n.) A component part performing an essential office in the working of any complex machine; as, the cylinder, valves, crank, etc., are organs of the steam engine..

Crankle :: Crankle (v. t.) To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle..

Scranky :: Scranky (a.) Thin; lean.

Crank :: Crank (n.) Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.

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