Significados de work the crank en inglés

She dropped to one knee and began to work the crank again.

Then she turned herself about and began to work the crank once more.

When they drove out into broken water, he found it difficult to work the crank.

Every petty breach of discipline was availed of to punish them, by sending them down to work the crank, and reducing their scanty rations.

Peg was lowering the drawbridge, working the crank to raise the portcullis.

The canvas was yanked off, and, while Tom prepared to feed the cartridges down the hopper, Washington worked the crank.

"The water is too deep to pump directly," Kitarak said while he worked the crank.

Cawley nodded and dropped his pen to the notebook and took the field radio and worked the crank to give it juice.