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