English dictionary

crank

/kr/&//N/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

a bad-tempered person

noun.person

Synonyms churl crosspatch grouch grump

Source: WordNet 3.0
a whimsically eccentric person

noun.person

Synonyms crackpot fruitcake nut nut case screwball

Source: WordNet 3.0
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

noun.artifact

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

Source: WordNet 3.0
a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

noun.artifact

Synonyms starter

Source: WordNet 3.0
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 <u>Bell crank</u>.

noun

Source: webster1913

travel along a zigzag path

verb.motion

Synonyms zigzag

Source: WordNet 3.0
start by cranking

verb.motion

Examples
Crank up the engine.

Synonyms crank up

Source: WordNet 3.0
rotate with a crank

verb.contact

Source: WordNet 3.0
fasten with a crank

verb.contact

Source: WordNet 3.0
bend into the shape of a crank

verb.contact

Source: WordNet 3.0
To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.

verb

Source: webster1913