CRANK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crank mean?
• CRANK (noun)
The noun CRANK has 4 senses:
1. a bad-tempered person
2. a whimsically eccentric person
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
4. a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
Familiarity information: CRANK used as a noun is uncommon.
• CRANK (adjective)
The adjective CRANK has 1 sense:
1. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
Familiarity information: CRANK used as an adjective is very rare.
• CRANK (verb)
The verb CRANK has 5 senses:
1. travel along a zigzag path
2. start by cranking
3. rotate with a crank
4. fasten with a crank
5. bend into the shape of a crank
Familiarity information: CRANK used as a verb is common.
Dictionary entry details
• CRANK (noun)
Meaning:
A bad-tempered person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
grump; grouch; crosspatch; crank; churl
Hypernyms ("crank" is a kind of...):
disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crank"):
crab; crabby person (a quarrelsome grouch)
fire-eater; hothead (a belligerent grouch)
misanthrope; misanthropist (someone who dislikes people in general)
Meaning:
A whimsically eccentric person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
screwball; nutcase; nut case; fruitcake; crackpot; crank; nut
Hypernyms ("crank" is a kind of...):
eccentric; eccentric person; flake; geek; oddball (a person with an unusual or odd personality)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
shabu; Methedrine; methamphetamine hydrochloride; methamphetamine; meth; deoxyephedrine; chicken feed; chalk; crank; trash; glass; ice
Hypernyms ("crank" is a kind of...):
amphetamine; pep pill; speed; upper (a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression)
controlled substance (a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law)
Meaning:
A hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
crank; starter
Hypernyms ("crank" is a kind of...):
hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crank"):
crank handle; starting handle (crank used to start an engine)
• CRANK (adjective)
Meaning:
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
Synonyms:
crank; cranky; tippy; tender
Similar:
unstable (lacking stability or fixity or firmness)
Domain category:
boat (a small vessel for travel on water)
• CRANK (verb)
Meaning:
Travel along a zigzag path
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
zigzag; crank
Context example:
The river zigzags through the countryside
Hypernyms (to "crank" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
"Crank" entails doing...:
turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Start by cranking
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
crank up; crank
Context example:
crank up the engine
Hypernyms (to "crank" is one way to...):
start; start up (get going or set in motion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
These cars won't crank
Meaning:
Rotate with a crank
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
crank up; crank
Hypernyms (to "crank" is one way to...):
circumvolve; rotate (cause to turn on an axis or center)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Fasten with a crank
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "crank" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Bend into the shape of a crank
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "crank" is one way to...):
bend; deform; flex; turn; twist (cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
