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Definition of Crank
1. Noun. A bad-tempered person.
Exact synonyms: Churl, Crosspatch, Grouch, Grump
Generic synonyms: Disagreeable Person, Unpleasant Person
Specialized synonyms: Crab, Crabby Person, Fire-eater, Hothead, Misanthrope, Misanthropist
Derivative terms: Cranky, Grouch, Grouchy, Grumpy
Generic synonyms: Disagreeable Person, Unpleasant Person
Specialized synonyms: Crab, Crabby Person, Fire-eater, Hothead, Misanthrope, Misanthropist
Derivative terms: Cranky, Grouch, Grouchy, Grumpy
2. Verb. Travel along a zigzag path. "They crank up the hill"; "The river zigzags through the countryside"
Exact synonyms: Zigzag
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel
Entails: Turn
Derivative terms: Zigzag
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel
Entails: Turn
Derivative terms: Zigzag
3. Adjective. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail.
4. Noun. A whimsically eccentric person.
Exact synonyms: Crackpot, Fruitcake, Nut, Nut Case, Screwball
Generic synonyms: Eccentric, Eccentric Person, Flake, Geek, Oddball
Derivative terms: Screwball
Generic synonyms: Eccentric, Eccentric Person, Flake, Geek, Oddball
Derivative terms: Screwball
5. Verb. Start by cranking. "These cars won't crank "; "Crank up the engine"
6. Noun. An amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant.
Exact synonyms: Chalk, Chicken Feed, Deoxyephedrine, Glass, Ice, Meth, Methamphetamine, Methamphetamine Hydrochloride, Methedrine, Shabu, Trash
Generic synonyms: Amphetamine, Pep Pill, Speed, Upper, Controlled Substance
Generic synonyms: Amphetamine, Pep Pill, Speed, Upper, Controlled Substance
7. Verb. Rotate with a crank.
8. Noun. A hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle.
Exact synonyms: Starter
Specialized synonyms: Crank Handle, Starting Handle
Generic synonyms: Hand Tool
Specialized synonyms: Crank Handle, Starting Handle
Generic synonyms: Hand Tool
9. Verb. Fasten with a crank.
10. Verb. Bend into the shape of a crank.
Definition of Crank
1. n. A bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion. See Bell crank.
2. a. Sick; infirm.
3. v. i. To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.
Definition of Crank
1. lively [adj CRANKER, CRANKEST] / to start manually [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: lively