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| 1. | [ noun ] (sociology) a whimsically eccentric person | |
| Synonyms: | crackpot fruitcake nutcase screwball nut_case nut | |
| Related terms: | eccentric | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a bad-tempered person | |
| Synonyms: | grump churl crosspatch grouch | |
| Related terms: | unpleasant_person misanthrope crab fire-eater grouch | |
| 3. | [ verb ] bend into the shape of a crank | |
| Related terms: | bend | |
| 4. | [ verb ] fasten with a crank | |
| Related terms: | fasten | |
| 5. | [ verb ] rotate with a crank | |
| Synonyms: | crank_up | |
| Related terms: | rotate | |
| 6. | [ verb ] start by cranking; of engines | |
| Synonyms: | crank_up | |
| Related terms: | start | |
| 7. | [ verb ] travel along a zigzag path | |
| Synonyms: | zigzag | |
| Examples: | : "The river zigzags through the countryside" |
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| Related terms: | travel turn | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail | |
| Synonyms: | cranky tippy tender | |
| Related terms: | boat unstable | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant | |
| Synonyms: | methamphetamine_hydrochloride Methedrine meth deoxyephedrine chalk chicken_feed glass ice shabu trash methamphetamine | |
| Related terms: | controlled_substance amphetamine | |
| 10. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 8583 | |
| 11. | [ noun ] a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle | |
| Synonyms: | starter | |
| Related terms: | hand_tool crank_handle | |
| Similar spelling: |
cranky Crunk cronk crank_up crinkly crinkle Crangon crinkled Crinklaw Cranston crunch Cronus cringe cranch Crance crunchy cringle |
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