English dictionary
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English adjective: crank | |||
| 1. | crank (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail | ||
| Synonyms | cranky, tender, tippy | ||
| Similar | unstable | ||
| Domain category | boat | ||
| Antonyms | stable | ||
English noun: crank | |||
| 1. | crank (person) a bad-tempered person | ||
| Synonyms | churl, crosspatch, grouch, grump | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disagreeable person, unpleasant person | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crab, crabby person, fire-eater, hothead, misanthrope, misanthropist | ||
| 2. | crank (person) a whimsically eccentric person | ||
| Synonyms | crackpot, fruitcake, nut, nut case, screwball | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | eccentric, eccentric person, flake, geek, oddball | ||
| 3. | crank (artifact) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | chalk, chicken feed, deoxyephedrine, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, shabu, trash | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amphetamine, controlled substance, pep pill, speed, upper | ||
| 4. | crank (artifact) a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle | ||
| Synonyms | starter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hand tool | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crank handle, starting handle | ||
English verb: crank | |||
| 1. | crank (motion) travel along a zigzag path | ||
| Samples | The river zigzags through the countryside. | ||
| Synonyms | zigzag | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Entail | turn | ||
| 2. | crank (motion) start by cranking | ||
| Samples | Crank up the engine. | ||
| Examples | These cars won't crank | ||
| Synonyms | crank up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | start, start up | ||
| 3. | crank (contact) rotate with a crank | ||
| Synonyms | crank up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | circumvolve, rotate | ||
| 4. | crank (contact) fasten with a crank | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fasten, fix, secure | ||
| 5. | crank (contact) bend into the shape of a crank | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bend, deform, flex, turn, twist | ||
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