cranked

verb

past tense of crank
as in reeled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cranked
  1. reeled
  2. coiled
  3. wound
Verb
  • Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
  • Derulo reeled backward after his foot gave way on the step below, sending him tumbling to the ground.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
Definition of reeled
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  • Beach waves run the gamut from tight and coiled to long and easy, all depending on your hair type.
    — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • Probably the most stylish climber in the professional peloton, flowing and coiled, Del Toro stunned in last year’s Giro.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of coiled
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  • He is believed to be in hiding after reportedly being wounded in the airstrike that killed his father.
    — Nasser Karimi, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • He reportedly was wounded in the attack that killed his father and has not been seen publicly since the war began.
    — NASSER KARIMI, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026
Definition of wound
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“Cranked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cranked. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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