krök — meaning in English

English meaning

• bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
• crank noun A handle or arm turned to operate a machine or mechanism.
• hook noun A curved piece of metal or other material used to catch, hold, or hang something.

Senses

krök is used for these senses in English:

• bend A curve.
• crank A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.
• fishhook A barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing.
• hook A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
• hook A loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, for example, g and j.
• hook (boxing) a type of punch delivered with the arm rigid and partially bent and the fist travelling nearly horizontally mesially along an arc

bend — full definition

1. verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
2. verb To curve or change direction.
3. verb To lean or stoop the body.
4. verb To adapt rules or facts to suit a purpose.
5. noun A curve, turn, or angle.

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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