CRANK
Scrabble letter values: C3R1A1N1K5 = 11
Definition
- adjective (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail. — synonyms: cranky, tender, tippy
- noun a bad-tempered person. — synonyms: grouch, grump, churl, crosspatch
- noun a whimsically eccentric person. — synonyms: crackpot, nut, nut_case, fruitcake, screwball
- 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
- noun a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle. — synonyms: starter
- verb travel along a zigzag path. — synonyms: zigzag
- verb start by cranking. — synonyms: crank_up
- verb rotate with a crank. — synonyms: crank_up
- verb fasten with a crank.
- verb bend into the shape of a crank.
Examples
- “used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant”
- “The river zigzags through the countryside”
- “crank up the engine”