crank

adjective

  1. 1

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

noun

  1. 1

    a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

  2. 2

    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

  3. 3

    a whimsically eccentric person

  4. 4

    a bad-tempered person

verb

  1. 1

    bend into the shape of a crank

  2. 2

    fasten with a crank

  3. 3

    rotate with a crank

  4. 4

    start by cranking

    crank up the engine

  5. 5

    travel along a zigzag path

    The river zigzags through the countryside

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