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CRANKSHAFT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("crankshaft" is a kind of...):

rotating shaft; shaft (a revolving rod that transmits power or motion)

Holonyms ("crankshaft" is a part of...):

reciprocating engine (an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders)

 II. (verb) 

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Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb crankshaft

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