How to pronounce "crank"

• "crank" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "crank"

Noun

a bad-tempered person

Synonyms:

• grouch
• grump
• crank
• churl
• crosspatch

Noun

a whimsically eccentric person

Synonyms:

• crackpot
• crank
• nut
• nut case
• fruitcake
• screwball

Noun

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:

• methamphetamine
• methamphetamine hydrochloride
• Methedrine
• meth
• deoxyephedrine
• chalk
• chicken feed
• crank
• glass
• ice
• shabu
• trash

Noun

a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

Synonyms:

• crank
• starter

Verb

travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside"

Synonyms:

• zigzag
• crank

Verb

start by cranking; "crank up the engine"

Synonyms:

• crank
• crank up

Verb

rotate with a crank

Synonyms:

• crank
• crank up

Verb

fasten with a crank

Synonyms:

• crank

Verb

bend into the shape of a crank

Synonyms:

• crank

Adjective

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

Synonyms:

• crank
• cranky
• tender
• tippy