cock vs crankshaft

cock

noun
  • The state of being cocked; an upward turn, tilt or angle. 

  • The penis. 

  • The circle at the end of the rink. 

  • Vulva, vagina. 

  • Shuttlecock. 

  • A male fish, especially a salmon or trout. 

  • A cock pigeon. 

  • The bridge piece that affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch. 

  • A valve or tap for controlling flow in plumbing. 

  • Hay-cock, a small conical pile of hay. 

  • The crow of a cock, especially the first crow in the morning; cockcrow. 

  • A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). 

  • The style or gnomon of a sundial. 

  • The hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism. 

  • Nonsense; rubbish; a fraud. 

  • A man; a fellow, especially as a term of address. 

  • A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock. 

  • The indicator of a balance. 

  • A stupid, obnoxious or contemptible person. 

  • A boastful tilt of one's head or hat. 

intj
  • Expression of annoyance. 

verb
  • To turn or twist something upwards or to one side; to lift or tilt (e.g. headwear) boastfully. 

  • To lift the cock of a firearm or crossbow; to prepare (a gun or crossbow) to be fired. 

  • To copulate with; (by extension, as with fuck) to mess up, to damage, to destroy. 

  • To be prepared to be triggered by having the cock lifted. 

  • To erect; to turn up. 

  • To form into piles. 

crankshaft

noun
  • A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank. 

verb
  • To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft. 

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