Crank may refer to:

Mechanisms

* Crank (mechanism), in mechanical engineering, a bent portion of an axle or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it * Crankset, the component of a bicycle drivetrain that converts the reciprocating motion of the rider's legs into rotational motion *

Crankshaft A crankshaft is a mechanical component used in a piston engine to convert the reciprocating motion into rotational motion. The crankshaft is a rotating shaft containing one or more crankpins, that are driven by the pistons via the connecting ...

, the part of a piston engine which translates reciprocating linear piston motion into rotation *

Crank machine The crank machine was a penal labour device used in England in the 19th century. It consisted of a hand-turned crank which forced four large cups or ladles through sand inside a drum, doing nothing useful. The prisoner would typically be forc ...

, a machine used to deliver hard labour in early Victorian prisons in the United Kingdom

Places

Crank, Merseyside Crank is a village near Rainford, Merseyside, England in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremoni ...

, a village near Rainford, England **

Crank Halt railway station Crank may refer to: Mechanisms * Crank (mechanism), in mechanical engineering, a bent portion of an axle or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it * Crankset, the componen ...

in the village of Crank *

Cranks, Kentucky Cranks is an unincorporated community in southeastern Harlan County, Kentucky, United States, near the Virginia state line. Elevation ranges from above sea level. U.S. Route 421 is the main route of travel through this community. Cranks is the ...

, United States

Popular culture

* ''Crank'' (film), a 2006 film starring Jason Statham ** '' Crank: High Voltage'', the 2009 sequel * ''Crank'' (Hoodoo Gurus album), 1994 * ''Crank'' (novel), a 2004 book written by Ellen Hopkins * "Crank" (song), a 1993 song by the alternative rock band Catherine Wheel * ''Crank'' (The Almighty album), the fourth studio album released by Scottish heavy metal band The Almighty *

Crank! A Record Company crank! A Record Company was an independent record label which was started by Jeff Matlow in September 1994. The label "played a huge role in the spreading of emo in the mid-’90s", according to ''Alternative Press'' magazine. The label's first r ...

, a record label that released albums by indie bands Mineral, The Gloria Record, and Bright Eyes

Slang

* Crank (person), a pejorative term used for a person who holds an unshakable belief that most of his or her contemporaries consider to be false. * Prank call or crank call, a false telephone call * Crank, slang term for powdered

substituted amphetamine Substituted amphetamines are a class of compounds based upon the amphetamine structure; it includes all derivative compounds which are formed by replacing, or substituting, one or more hydrogen atoms in the amphetamine core structure with sub ...

s, especially

methamphetamine Methamphetamine (contracted from ) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational drug and less commonly as a second-line treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obesity. Methamph ...

Other uses

Cranks (restaurant) Cranks was a chain of English wholefood vegetarian restaurants. It was founded and owned by David and Kay Canter and Daphne Swann, and its flagship restaurant was at Marshall Street in the West End of London. History The first Cranks opened at ...

, a chain of English wholefood vegetarian restaurants *

Crank (surname) Crank is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anthony Crank, British television presenter * John Crank (1916–2006), British mathematical physicist * Marion Crank (1915-1994), Arkansas politician * Patrick Crank, American lawye ...

, a surname, notable people with the surname see there *

Crank conjecture In mathematics, the crank conjecture was a conjecture about the existence of the crank of a partition that separates partitions of a number congruent to 6 mod 11 into 11 equal classes. The conjecture was introduced by and proved by . ...

, a term coined by Freeman Dyson to explain congruence patterns in integer partitions * Crank of a partition, of a partition of an integer is a certain integer associated with the partition

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