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Yes, crank is playable

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"Crank" Definition

noun

A clever turn of speech; a verbal conceit: quips and cranks.
A device for transmitting rotary motion, consisting of a handle or arm attached at right angles to a shaft.
A peculiar or eccentric idea or action.
Informal A grouchy person.
Informal An eccentric person, especially one who is unduly zealous.

phrasal-verb

Crank out To produce, especially mechanically and rapidly: cranks out memo after memo.
Crank up To cause to intensify, as in volume or force: cranks up the sound on the stereo.
Crank up To cause to start or get started as if by turning a crank: cranked up a massive publicity campaign.

adjective

Nautical Liable to capsize; unstable.
Of, being, or produced by an eccentric person: a crank letter; a crank phone call.
Of, relating to, or being a or eccentric person.
Made or sent by such a person .
Easily tipped .

verb-transitive

To make into the shape of a crank; bend.
To move or operate (a window, for example) by or as if by turning a handle.
To provide with a handle that is used in turning.
To start or operate (an engine, for example) by or as if by turning a handle.

verb-intransitive

To turn a handle.
To wind in a zigzagging course.

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