krök — meaning in English
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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.
- fishhook noun A small curved hook with a barb, normally made of metal, that is used to catch fish.
- 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
- verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
- verb To curve or change direction.
- verb To lean or stoop the body.
- verb To adapt rules or facts to suit a purpose.
- noun A curve, turn, or angle.
crank — full definition
- noun A handle or arm turned to operate a machine or mechanism.
- noun A person seen as eccentric, obsessive, or holding strange fringe beliefs.
- adjective Grouchy or irritable (informal, chiefly used as "cranky").
- verb To turn using a crank, or to start a machine by turning one.
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