crank the hog

verb

"crank-the-hog" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“crank the hog” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To aggressively rev one's motorcycle at someone.

Corpus desk

Index EN-crank-the-hog · crank the hog · English

crank the hog · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for crank the hog
PropertyValue
Headwordcrank the hog
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “crank the hog” in English

crank the hogranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

crank the hog is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for crank the hog, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From crank (to turn) + hog (slang: large motorcycle, particularly Harley-Davidson). The correct English form is crank the hog, spelled C-R-A-N-K- -T-H-E- -H-O-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    To aggressively rev one's motorcycle at someone.
  2. 2
    To masturbate, usually aggressively.

Etymology

From crank (to turn) + hog (slang: large motorcycle, particularly Harley-Davidson).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crank the hog"?
"crank the hog" is spelled C-R-A-N-K- -T-H-E- -H-O-G.
What does "crank the hog" mean?
As a verb, "crank the hog" means: To aggressively rev one's motorcycle at someone.
What is the origin of the word "crank the hog"?
From crank (to turn) + hog (slang: large motorcycle, particularly Harley-Davidson). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list