Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.

A twist or turn in speech; a conceit consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.

A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim; crotchet; also, a fit of temper or passion.

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

To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.

a device used for changing the direction of movement made up of a wheel or rotating shaft to which a pivoted connecting rod is attached. As the crank turns, the rod moves to and fro; alternatively, the rod's movement may turn the crank. In a car engine crankshaft, a number of cranks are linked together and turned by rods connected to the pistons. A winding handle is a form of crank

The part located on the right-hand side of a Magneto telephone that you turn to produce energy to ring other phones or to signal the Operator.

To simply retrieve a lure by winding (=cranking) the reel handle, as opposed to using rod movements to impart extra action.

a noun meaning a handle connected to a machine in order to turn it

a wheel with a pivot to which a connecting rod is attached

If the car "will not crank" when you turn the ignition key, you typically either hear a clicking sound, or nothing at all. If the car "cranks" it means the engine is spinning or "turning over," but not starting.