[{"word":"cranking","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To turn by means of a crank.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Motorists had to crank their engine by hand."},{"definition":"To turn a crank.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank."},{"definition":"(of a crank or similar) To turn.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank."},{"definition":"To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Crank it up!"},{"definition":"To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Quit cranking about your spilt milk!"},{"definition":"To be running at a high level of output or effort.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"By one hour into the shift, the boys were really cranking."},{"definition":"To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act by which something is cranked.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crank","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cranking"]}]