clank

n : a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of

distant bells" [syn: {clang}, {clangor}, {clangour}, {clangoring},

{clash}, {crash}, {jangle}]

v : make a clank

crank

(Automotive slang) Verb used to describe the performance of a

machine, especially sustained performance. "This box cranks

(or, cranks at) about 6 megaflops, with a burst mode of twice

that on vectorised operations."

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(1994-12-01)