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Definitions of cranking in various dictionaries:
verb - travel along a zigzag path
verb - start by cranking
verb - rotate with a crank
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| Starting an ancient auto |
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| Sep 25 2006 Canadiana |
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| Present participle of crank. |
| turn the crankshaft of (an internal-combustion engine) in order to start the engine. |
| give a bend to (a shaft, bar, etc.). |
| Turn the crankshaft of (an internal combustion engine) in order to start the engine. |
| Give a bend to (a shaft, bar, etc.) |
| Inject a narcotic drug. |
| A part of an axle or shaft bent out at right angles, for converting reciprocal to circular motion and vice versa. |
| The drug methamphetamine. |
| An eccentric person, especially one who is obsessed by a particular subject. |
| A fanciful turn of speech. |
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In the sport of ten-pin bowling, there are many different ways in which to deliver (known as a "throw" or "roll") the bowling ball in order to advance it toward the pins in an accurate and powerful manner. Generally, there are three basic forms of 10-pin bowling. The most basic form is known as stroking, which is the most classic form. The most powerful form is known as cranking, which imparts great leverage and maximum rotation on the ball, but sacrifices accuracy. In between the two is the domain of the tweener, who has characteristics of both, but does not truly fit into either category. A well-known variant of "tweening" is the power stroker. * Power stroking is often very similar to cranking and bowlers can often fit in either category, therefore bowlers that use one of these two styles are often simply known as power players. A fourth style, known as helicopter, spinning, or UFO, is a style that is used to great effect in Asia. Finally, many modern bowlers have changed to a one- o |