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Bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank. Totten.

esignating a type of two-cycle internal-combustion engine in which the mixture enters the crank case through a port uncovered by the piston near the end of its stroke.

The extreme movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also, frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the…

gine, of sufficient diameter to allow one end of the connecting rod to be attached to the crank, and the other end to pass within the pipe directly to the piston, thus making the engine more compact.

type of two-cycle internal-combustion engine in which the admission of the mixture to the crank case is through a suction valve.

Capable of being thrown or cranked in two directions, usually opposite to one another; as, a two-throw crank; a two-throw switch.

Liable to roll over; crank; as, a walty ship. [R.] Longfellow.

The arm of a crank between the shaft and the wrist.

A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc.

eights, consisting of a horizontal cylinder or roller moving on its axis, and turned by a crank, lever, or similar means, so as to wind up a rope or chain attached to the weight. In vessels the windlass is often used instead of the capstan for raising the anchor. It is usually set upon the forecastle, and is worked by…