/gräŋk/
[popularized by Johnny Hart's comic strip "B.C." but the word apparently predates that]
vt.
- To clear the state of a wedged device and restart it. More severe than to frob.
- [TMRC] To cut, sever, smash, or similarly disable.
- The sound made by many 3.5-inch diskette drives. In particular, the microfloppies on a Commodore Amiga go "grink, gronk".