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crank

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: crank

1
 vn
rotate with a crank
a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
2
 n
a bad-tempered person
3
 n
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
4
 adj
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: crank
1

v rotate with a crank

Synonyms:
crank up
Type of:
circumvolve, rotate
cause to turn on an axis or center

v fasten with a crank

Type of:
fasten, fix, secure
cause to be firmly attached

v start by cranking

“crank up the engine”
Synonyms:
crank up
Type of:
start, start up
get going or set in motion

v bend into the shape of a crank

Type of:
bend, deform, flex, turn, twist
cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form

v travel along a zigzag path

Synonyms:
zigzag
Type of:
go, locomote, move, travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

n a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

Synonyms:
starter
Types:
crank handle, starting handle
crank used to start an engine
Type of:
hand tool
a tool used with workers' hands
2

n a bad-tempered person

Synonyms:
churl, crosspatch, grouch, grump
Types:
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crab, crabby person
a quarrelsome grouch
fire-eater, hothead
a belligerent grouch
misanthrope, misanthropist
someone who dislikes people in general
misogynist, woman hater
a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular
Type of:
disagreeable person, unpleasant person
a person who is not pleasant or agreeable

n a whimsically eccentric person

Synonyms:
crackpot, fruitcake, nut, nut case, screwball
Type of:
eccentric, eccentric person, flake, geek, oddball
a person with an unusual or odd personality
3

n 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

Synonyms:
Methedrine, chalk, chicken feed, deoxyephedrine, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, shabu, trash
Type of:
amphetamine, pep pill, speed, upper
a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
controlled substance
a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law
4

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

Synonyms:
cranky, tender, tippy
unstable
lacking stability or fixity or firmness
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