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* "Crank", a song by Fischer-Z from ''[[Going Deaf for a Living]]'', 1980 | * "Crank", a song by Fischer-Z from ''[[Going Deaf for a Living]]'', 1980 | ||
* "Crank", a song by TV Rock from ''[[Sunshine City (album)|Sunshine City]]'', 2006 | * "Crank", a song by TV Rock from ''[[Sunshine City (album)|Sunshine City]]'', 2006 | ||
* "[[Crank (Slayyyter song)|Crank]]", a song by Slayyyter from ''Worst Girl in America'', 2025 | |||
* [[Crank (The Almighty album)|''Crank'' (The Almighty album)]], the fourth studio album released by Scottish heavy metal band The Almighty | * [[Crank (The Almighty album)|''Crank'' (The Almighty album)]], the fourth studio album released by Scottish heavy metal band The Almighty | ||
* [[Crank! A Record Company]], a record label that released albums by indie bands Mineral, The Gloria Record, and Bright Eyes | * [[Crank! A Record Company]], a record label that released albums by indie bands Mineral, The Gloria Record, and Bright Eyes | ||
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* [[Crank (person)]], a pejorative term used for a person who holds an unshakable belief that most of | * [[Crank (person)]], a pejorative term used for a person who holds an unshakable belief that most of their contemporaries consider to be false. | ||
* [[Prank call]] or crank call, a false telephone call | * [[Prank call]] or crank call, a false telephone call | ||
* Crank, slang term for powdered [[substituted amphetamine]]s, especially [[methamphetamine]] | * Crank, slang term for powdered [[substituted amphetamine]]s, especially [[methamphetamine]] | ||
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* [[Cranks (restaurant)]], a chain of English wholefood vegetarian restaurants | * [[Cranks (restaurant)]], a chain of English wholefood vegetarian restaurants | ||
* [[Crank (surname)]], a surname, notable people with the surname see there | * [[Crank (surname)]], a surname, notable people with the surname see there | ||
* [[Crank of a partition]], of a partition of an integer is a certain integer associated with the partition | * [[Crank of a partition]], of a partition of an integer is a certain integer associated with the partition | ||
Latest revision as of 19:59, 24 May 2026
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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, the part of a piston engine which translates reciprocating linear piston motion into rotation
- Crank machine, a machine used to deliver hard labour in early Victorian prisons in the United Kingdom
Places
- Crank, Merseyside, a village near Rainford, England
- Crank Halt railway station in the village of Crank
- Cranks, Kentucky, 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" (Catherine Wheel song), 1993
- "Crank" (Playboi Carti song), 2025
- "Crank", a song by Fischer-Z from Going Deaf for a Living, 1980
- "Crank", a song by TV Rock from Sunshine City, 2006
- "Crank", a song by Slayyyter from Worst Girl in America, 2025
- Crank (The Almighty album), the fourth studio album released by Scottish heavy metal band The Almighty
- Crank! A Record Company, a record label that released albums by indie bands Mineral, The Gloria Record, and Bright Eyes
- Cranks, creatures in The Maze Runner series by James Dashner
Slang
- Crank (person), a pejorative term used for a person who holds an unshakable belief that most of their contemporaries consider to be false.
- Prank call or crank call, a false telephone call
- Crank, slang term for powdered substituted amphetamines, especially methamphetamine
Other uses
- Cranks (restaurant), a chain of English wholefood vegetarian restaurants
- Crank (surname), a surname, notable people with the surname see there
- Crank of a partition, of a partition of an integer is a certain integer associated with the partition
