English dictionary
crank
adjectiveParts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
noun
- a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
noun
- 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
noun
- a whimsically eccentric person
noun
- a bad-tempered person
verb
- bend into the shape of a crank
verb
- fasten with a crank
verb
- rotate with a crank
verb
- start by cranking
verb
- travel along a zigzag path
Example sentences
crank up the engine
The river zigzags through the countryside