kurbeln — meaning in English

English meaning

• crank noun A handle or arm turned to operate a machine or mechanism.

Senses

kurbeln is used for these senses in English:

• crank (rare) A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
• crank (intransitive, dated) To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.

crank — full definition

1. noun A handle or arm turned to operate a machine or mechanism.
2. noun A person seen as eccentric, obsessive, or holding strange fringe beliefs.
3. adjective Grouchy or irritable (informal, chiefly used as "cranky").
4. verb To turn using a crank, or to start a machine by turning one.

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