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crank
(kr/&//N/k )

adjective (a)

  • Sick; infirm.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a bad-tempered person(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    churl, crosspatch, grouch, grump
    source: wordnet30
  • a whimsically eccentric person(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    crackpot, fruitcake, nut, nut case, screwball
    source: wordnet30
  • 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)
    Synonym:
    chalk, chicken feed, deoxyephedrine, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, methedrine, shabu, trash
    source: wordnet30
  • a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    starter
    source: wordnet30
  • 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 Bell crank.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    cranky, tender, tippy
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • travel along a zigzag path(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    zigzag
    source: wordnet30
  • start by cranking(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Crank up the engine.
    Synonym:
    crank up
    source: wordnet30
  • rotate with a crank(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • fasten with a crank(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • bend into the shape of a crank(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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