crank
Nouns
- (n) a bad-tempered person crosspatch, grouch, grump, churl,
- (n) a whimsically eccentric person crackpot, fruitcake, nut case, screwball, nut,
- (n) 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 deoxyephedrine, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, shabu, chicken feed, chalk, trash, glass, ice,
- (n) a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle starter,
Verbs
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(v) travel along a zigzag path
- The river zigzags through the countryside
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(v) start by cranking
- crank up the engine
- (v) rotate with a crank crank up,
- (v) fasten with a crank
- (v) bend into the shape of a crank