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Meaning of crank
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crank
adj 1: (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
[syn: {crank}, {cranky}, {tender}, {tippy}]
n 1: a bad-tempered person [syn: {grouch}, {grump}, {crank},
{churl}, {crosspatch}]
2: a whimsically eccentric person [syn: {crackpot}, {crank},
{nut}, {nut case}, {fruitcake}, {screwball}]
3: 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 [syn:
{methamphetamine}, {methamphetamine hydrochloride},
{Methedrine}, {meth}, {deoxyephedrine}, {chalk}, {chicken
feed}, {crank}, {glass}, {ice}, {shabu}, {trash}]
4: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel
handle [syn: {crank}, {starter}]
v 1: travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the
countryside" [syn: {zigzag}, {crank}]
2: start by cranking; "crank up the engine" [syn: {crank},
{crank up}]
3: rotate with a crank [syn: {crank}, {crank up}]
4: fasten with a crank
5: bend into the shape of a crank
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