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

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

3. Adjective. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail.
Exact synonyms: Cranky, Tender, Tippy
Category relationships: Boat
Similar to: Unstable

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

5. Verb. Start by cranking. "These cars won't crank "; "Crank up the engine"
Exact synonyms: Crank Up
Generic synonyms: Start, Start Up

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.

7. Verb. Rotate with a crank.
Exact synonyms: Crank Up
Generic synonyms: Circumvolve, Rotate

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

9. Verb. Fasten with a crank.
Generic synonyms: Fasten, Fix, Secure

10. Verb. Bend into the shape of a crank.
Generic synonyms: Bend, Deform, Flex, Turn, Twist

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crank

craniosynostoses
craniosynostosis
craniotabes
craniotome
craniotomies
craniotomy
craniotomy
craniotonoscopy
craniotrypesis
craniotympanic
cranium
cranium
craniums
cranium cerebrale
cranium viscerale
crank (current term)
crankcase
crankcases
cranked
cranker
crankest
crankier
crankiest
crankily
crankiness
crankinesses
cranking
crankish
crankle
crankled

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