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crank

(kr/&//N/k )

a bad-tempered person(noun.person)

Synonym:
churl, crosspatch, grouch, grump

source: wordnet30
a whimsically eccentric person(noun.person)

Synonym:
crackpot, fruitcake, nut, nut case, screwball

source: wordnet30
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.artifact)

Synonym:
chalk, chicken feed, deoxyephedrine, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, methedrine, shabu, trash

source: wordnet30
a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
starter

source: wordnet30
A bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion. See Bell crank.(noun)

source: webster1913

travel along a zigzag path(verb.motion)

Synonym:
zigzag

source: wordnet30
start by cranking(verb.motion)

Example:
Crank up the engine.

Synonym:
crank up

source: wordnet30
rotate with a crank(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
fasten with a crank(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
bend into the shape of a crank(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.(verb)

source: webster1913

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