Cracked vs. Cranked — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Cracked and Cranked
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Cracked
Broken so that fissures appear on the surface
A cracked mirror.
Cranked
A device for transmitting rotary motion, consisting of a handle or arm attached at right angles to a shaft.
Cracked
Broken into small or coarse pieces
Cracked corn.
Cracked ice.
Cranked
A clever turn of speech; a verbal conceit
Quips and cranks.
Cracked
Having a harsh or dissonant tone
A cracked voice.
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Cranked
A peculiar or eccentric idea or action.
Cracked
(Informal) Mentally deranged; crazy.
Cranked
A grouchy person.
Cracked
Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.
Cranked
An eccentric person, especially one who is unduly zealous.
Cracked
Broken into coarse pieces.
Cranked
(Slang) Methamphetamine.
Cracked
(of a voice) Harsh or dissonant.
Cranked
To start or operate (an engine, for example) by or as if by turning a handle.
Cracked
(slang) Extremely good at something (usually a video game).
20 kills? Dude, you're cracked.
Cranked
To move or operate (a window, for example) by or as if by turning a handle.
Cracked
(slang) Crazy; crackpot.
Cranked
To make into the shape of a crank; bend.
Cracked
Simple past tense and past participle of crack
Cranked
To provide with a handle that is used in turning.
Cracked
Coarsely ground or broken; as, cracked wheat.
Cranked
To turn a handle.
Cracked
Crack-brained.
Cranked
To wind in a zigzagging course.
Cracked
Used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure;
Chapped lips
Cranked
Of, being, or produced by an eccentric person
A crank letter.
A crank phone call.
Cracked
Broken without being divided into parts but having fissures appear on the surface;
A cracked mirror
Cranked
Simple past tense and past participle of crank
Cracked
Of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide
Cranked
Formed with, or having, a bend or crank.
A cranked axle
Cracked
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular;
It used to drive my husband balmy
Cranked
Formed with, or having, a bend or crank; as, a cranked axle.
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