Overview of noun crank

The noun crank has 4 senses

• grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatch -- (a bad-tempered person)


• crackpot, crank, nut, nut case, fruitcake, screwball -- (a whimsically eccentric person)


• methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash -- (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)


• crank, starter -- (a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle)

Overview of verb crank

The verb crank has 5 senses

• zigzag, crank -- (travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside")


• crank, crank up -- (start by cranking; "crank up the engine")


• crank, crank up -- (rotate with a crank)


• crank -- (fasten with a crank)


• crank -- (bend into the shape of a crank)

Overview of adj crank

The adj crank has 1 sense

• crank, cranky, tender, tippy -- ((used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail)