crank

/kræŋk/

意味: クランク、変人

例文: ALX-9000 met a crank who talked to toast.
　　  ALX-9000はトーストと話す変人に出会った。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: crank handle(クランクハンドル), crank up(クランクアップ), crank out(クランクアウト)

定義: クランクは、機械の一部で、回転運動を直線運動に変えるためのものです。また、クランクは、特に機械やエンジンを始動させるために使われるハンドルのことも指します。さらに、口語では、気難しい人や変わった考えを持つ人を指すこともあります。

crankは約200,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Noun: a bad-tempered person
Noun: a whimsically eccentric person
Noun: an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
Noun: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
Verb: travel along a zigzag path
Verb: start by cranking
Verb: rotate with a crank
Verb: fasten with a crank
Verb: bend into the shape of a crank
Adjective: (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb, Adjective

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

He turned the crank to start the old engine.(彼は古いエンジンを始動するためにクランクを回した。)
The mechanic fixed the broken crank in the car.(整備士は車の壊れたクランクを修理した。)
She felt like a crank after a sleepless night.(彼女は徹夜で気難しい人のように感じた。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Verb: The river zigzags through the countryside
Verb: crank up the engine

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): Methedrine, chalk, chicken feed, churl, crackpot, crank, crank up, cranky, crosspatch, deoxyephedrine, fruitcake, glass, grouch, grump, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, nut, nut case, screwball, shabu, starter, tender, tippy, trash, zigzag

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): amphetamine, controlled substance, eccentric, fasten, flex, hand tool, rotate, start, travel, unpleasant person

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): accompany, advance, aggravator, alienator, amphetamine sulfate, anathema, anchor, angle, ascend, asshole, automobile, awl, back, bang, bar, beetle, belay, belt, benzedrine, betake oneself, bevel, bight, billow, bind, birl, bitt, bodkin, bore, bounce, brad, breeze, brooch, buckle, button, cable, cannabis, caravan, career, carry, cement, chain, chock, cinch, circle, circuit, circulate, clamp, cleat, clinch, club drug, coapt, cold fish, come, convolve, crackpot, cramp, crank, crawl, creep, critic, cruise, cunt, cynic, derail, descend, dextroamphetamine sulphate, dibble, do, drag, draw, drive, ease, egotist, entrench, fall, ferry, file, float, flock, fly, follow, forge, garter, get around, ghost, glide, gnarl, go around, grabber, graver, grouch, grout, gutter, hammer, hand shovel, hang, hard drug, hasp, hiss, hook, hot-wire, hurtle, incubus, incurvate, indent, island hop, joggle, joint, joker, jumpstart, kick-start, lance, latch, lock, lock up, lodge, lurch, lysergic acid diethylamide, marlinespike, methamphetamine, miter box, monster, moor, noose, nutter, opener, opium, oppressor, outflank, pace, pain, pallet, pan, pass, pass over, pawer, peasant, pestle, pharisee, pick, picket, pill, pin, pincer, pipe cutter, pitchfork, plane, play, pliers, plow, plumber’s snake, plunger, prance, precede, precess, prima donna, proceed, propagate, prude, pursue, push, raft, ravehook, repair, restart, retreat, retrograde, return, ride, rig, rise, rivet, roll, rope up, rotter, round, run, rush, sandblaster, saw, scoffer, scold, scramble, scraper, screwdriver, seek, selfish person, sew, shovel, shuttle, sift, ski, slice into, slither, sneak, sneerer, snob, snorter, snowshoe, soldering iron, spatula, speed, spike, spreader, square, stake, staple, stay, steamer, step, straightedge, strap, stray, string, swap, swash, swim, swing, tack, taxi, tie, tire iron, toggle, trail, tram, transfer, travel, travel by, travel purposefully, travel rapidly, trowel, trundle, turn, unpleasant woman, upstart, velcro, vulgarian, walk, weave, weeder, wend, wheel, whine, whiner, whirl, whish, whisk, whistle, wire, wire stripper, withdraw, worm, wrench, zigzag, zip up, zoom

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): crab, crank handle, fire-eater, misanthrope

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: crank, cranky, grouch, grouchy, grumpy, screwball, zigzag

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Atomic Habits, Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1

Movies(映画): Finding Nemo, The Bad Guys

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: negative