crank

/kɹˈæŋk/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

1. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

noun

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

verb

1. travel along a zigzag path
   “The river zigzags through the countryside”
2. start by cranking
   “crank up the engine”
3. rotate with a crank
4. fasten with a crank
5. bend into the shape of a crank

Synonyms for crank

• cranky
• tender
• tippy
• unstable
• grouch
• grump
• churl
• crosspatch
• crackpot
• nut
• nut case
• fruitcake
• screwball
• methamphetamine
• methamphetamine hydrochloride
• Methedrine
• meth
• deoxyephedrine
• chalk
• chicken feed
• glass
• ice
• shabu
• trash
• starter
• zigzag
• crank up

Words that rhyme with crank

• bank
• rank
• blank
• shank
• tank
• frank
• flank
• plank
• prank
• swank
• yank
• clank
• lank
• outflank
• spank
• antitank
• blanc
• dank
• franc
• gangplank
• hank
• riverbank
• thank
• agribank
• albank
• ameribanc
• banc
• banke
• banque
• baybank