crank

verbnounadjective /kræŋk/ 1 syllables 5 letters Scrabble 11 WWF 13

Definitions

verb

start by cranking

“crank up the engine”

crank up

verb

fasten with a crank

verb

rotate with a crank

crank up

noun

a whimsically eccentric person

crackpot fruitcake nut nut case 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

chalk chicken feed deoxyephedrine glass ice meth methamphetamine methamphetamine hydrochloride

noun

a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

starter

adjective

inclined to heel over easily under sail

cranky tender tippy

verb

travel along a zigzag path

zigzag

noun

a bad-tempered person

churl crosspatch grouch grump

verb

bend into the shape of a crank

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