CRANK

/kɹæŋk/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 13

Definition

  1. adjective (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail. — synonyms: cranky, tender, tippy
  2. noun a bad-tempered person. — synonyms: grouch, grump, churl, crosspatch
  3. noun a whimsically eccentric person. — synonyms: crackpot, nut, nut_case, fruitcake, screwball
  4. noun an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride. — synonyms: methamphetamine, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken_feed, glass
  5. noun a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle. — synonyms: starter
  6. verb travel along a zigzag path. — synonyms: zigzag
  7. verb start by cranking. — synonyms: crank_up
  8. verb rotate with a crank. — synonyms: crank_up
  9. verb fasten with a crank.
  10. verb bend into the shape of a crank.

Examples

  • “I grind my coffee by hand with a coffee grinder with a crank handle.”
  • “Yes, a crank was all it needed to start.”
  • “Billy-Bob is a nasty old crank! He chased my cat away.”

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