Meaning of 'crank'

Find the meaning of the word ‘crank’

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Meaning of ‘crank’

10 definitions found.

crank

adjective

(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

Synonyms: tender

noun

a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

Synonyms: starter

noun

an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride

Synonyms: chalk glass ice methamphetamine methamphetamine hydrochloride meth deoxyephedrine chicken feed shabu trash

noun

a whimsically eccentric person

Synonyms: screwball

noun

a bad-tempered person

Synonyms: grouch grump churl crosspatch

verb

to bend into the shape of a crank

verb

to fasten with a crank

verb

to rotate with a crank

Synonyms: crank up

verb

to start by cranking

Example: "I cranked the engine."

Synonyms: crank up

verb

to travel along a zigzag path

Synonyms: zigzag

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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