| NOUN | person | crank, grouch, grump, churl, crosspatch | a bad-tempered person |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | crank, crackpot, nut, nut case, fruitcake, screwball | a whimsically eccentric person | |
| artifact | crank, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, glass, ice, shabu, trash | an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride | |
| artifact | crank, starter | a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle | |
| VERB | motion | crank, zigzag | travel along a zigzag path |
| motion | crank, crank up | start by cranking | |
| contact | crank, crank up | rotate with a crank | |
| contact | crank | fasten with a crank | |
| contact | crank | bend into the shape of a crank | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | crank, cranky, tender, tippy | (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail |
| Sounds | krae'ngk | |
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| Rhymes | antitank ... yank / Yank: 28 rhymes with aengk... | |
| Meaning | (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail. | |
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| Synonyms | cranky, tender, tippy | |
| Category | boat | A small vessel for travel on water |
| Broader | unstable | lacking stability or fixity / fixity or firmness |
| Meaning | A bad-tempered person. | |
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| Synonyms | grouch, grump, churl, crosspatch | |
| Narrower | crab, crabby person | A quarrelsome grouch |
| fire-eater, hothead | A belligerent grouch | |
| misanthrope, misanthropist | someone who dislikes people in general | |
| Broader | unpleasant person, disagreeable person | A person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
| Spanish | cascarrabias, gruñón, polvorilla, quejica | |
| Catalan | remugador, rondinaire | |
| Adjectives | cranky | easily irritated or annoyed |
| Meaning | A whimsically eccentric person. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | crackpot, nut, nut case, fruitcake, screwball | |
| Broader | eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball, geek | A person with an unusual or odd personality |
| Spanish | chalado, chalupa, chiflado, colifato, estrafalario, excéntrico, locatis, locato, loco, locuelo, piantado, pirado, tabardillo, tarambana | |
| Catalan | poca-solta | |
| Meaning | 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 | methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, glass, ice, shabu, trash | |
| Broader | amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed | A central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite |
| controlled substance | A drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law | |
| Spanish | clorhidrato de metanfetamina, deoxyephedrine, metanfetamina, metanfetaminas | |
| Catalan | clorhidrat de metamfetamina, deoxyephedrine | |
| Meaning | A hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | starter | |
| Narrower | crank handle, starting handle | crank used to start an engine |
| Broader | hand tool | A tool used with workers' hands |
| Spanish | manivela, manubrio | |
| Catalan | maneta, manovella, manubri | |
| Verbs | crank | rotate with a crank |
| crank | bend into the shape of a crank | |
| Meaning | travel along a zigzag path. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | zigzag | |
| Entails | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| Entailed by | slalom | race on skis around obstacles |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Spanish | zigzaguear | |
| Catalan | zigzaguejar | |
| Meaning | start by cranking. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | These cars won't crank | |
| Example | "crank up the engine" | |
| Synonym | crank up | |
| Broader | start, start up | get going or set in motion |
| Spanish | encender con manivela | |
| Meaning | Rotate with a crank. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | crank up | |
| Broader | rotate, circumvolve | Cause to turn on an axis or center |
| Nouns | crank | a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle |
| Meaning | Fasten with a crank. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
| Meaning | bend into the shape of a crank. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | flex, bend, deform, twist, turn | Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked / crooked or angular form |
| Nouns | crank | a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle |
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