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Definition of "cranks" []

  • Plural form of crank. (noun)
  • The fans. (noun)
  • Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crank. (verb)

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Use "cranks" in a sentence
  • "The opening bid, then, was crafted by Larry Summers, et al. The counter bid was designed by cranks from the Heritage Foundation."
  • "The persons engaged in promoting them he defines as cranks, dividing them into two classes, of whom one may be dismissed as harmlessly absurd, while the other ought probably to be suppressed as dangerous."
  • "WALTER Smith reckons Rangers skipper Barry Ferguson is close to rediscovering his best form just as the race for the SPL title cranks up a gear."