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🔄 To crank again 🔧 A replacement handle 🔄 Restarting by cranking
recrank

recrank

9.9
An act of turning a machine by hand to start it again
  • noun
: rearranque
  • A quick recrank of the old tractor got it running again in the morning.

Examples

  • After the power outage, the technician initiated a recrank of the backup generator.

  • The mechanic performed a recrank after the engine unexpectedly stalled.

  • The old car often requires a recrank to start.

  • The recrank was necessary after the engine failed.

  • The mechanic performed a recrank after the engine unexpectedly stalled.

  • A quick recrank of the old tractor got it running again in the morning.

  • After the power outage, the technician initiated a recrank of the backup generator.

Synonyms

reboot
vsrecrank
20 3.7

A time when something is started again, like a computer or TV series

refers to physically turning an engine by hand to restart mechanical operation
resumption
vsrecrank
12 5.6

To start something again after it stopped

means a manual turning to make an engine run again rather than simply continuing
reactivation
vsrecrank
1 4.2

Bringing something that was inactive back into use

refers specifically to restarting an engine by turning it manually
reinitiation
vsrecrank
1 7.0

Starting something again after it was paused or finished

involves a hands-on turning action to restart an engine rather than restarting any process
recommencement
vsrecrank
  • Formal
1 8.0

The act of starting something again after it stops

applies to a specific manual engine-turning restart not general activity starts
repriming
vsrecrank
  • Specialized
8.0

Starting a reaction or system again after it stops

uses a manual rotating action to restart an engine after stopping
reignition
vsrecrank
6.5

Starting a fire or engine again after it stops

does this by manual turning of the engine rather than by ignition

Surface Forms

recrank singular
recranks plural

Morphology

recrank = recrank (transparent) = re + crank

This noun is a straightforward conversion from the verb 'recrank' meaning an instance or act of recranking.

Etymology

Recrank comes from re- 'again' and crank 'to turn', so it literally means 'turn again'. A recrank is the act of cranking a machine again to restart it.