crank

US /kræŋk/
UK /kræŋk/
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1.

engkol, pemutar

a device for transmitting rotary motion, consisting of a part, typically a handle, joined perpendicularly to a rotating shaft by a bend in the shaft or a disc fixed to it

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He turned the crank to raise the window.
Dia memusingkan engkol untuk menaikkan tingkap.
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The old car had a hand crank for starting.
Kereta lama itu mempunyai engkol tangan untuk menghidupkan enjin.
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handlelevergripshaftarm
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pelik, gila, orang aneh

an eccentric or ill-tempered person

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My neighbor is a bit of a crank, always complaining about something.
Jiran saya agak pelik, selalu mengeluh tentang sesuatu.
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He's a conspiracy theory crank.
Dia seorang pelik teori konspirasi.
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eccentricoddballnutweirdolunatic
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mengengkol, menghidupkan, menaikkan

start (an engine) by turning a handle

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He had to crank the old engine to get it running.
Dia terpaksa mengengkol enjin lama itu untuk menghidupkannya.
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Can you crank up the volume a bit?
Bolehkah anda menaikkan kelantangan sedikit?
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startturnrotatewind uprev up
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meragam, mudah marah

easily annoyed or irritable

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He gets a bit crank when he hasn't had his coffee.
Dia jadi agak meragam bila belum minum kopi.
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irritablegrumpypeevishtestycross
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crank out