Understanding the meaning of crank

crank

/kræŋk/

verb
start by cranking
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"crank up the engine"

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crank up

type of:
start up start
verb
rotate with a crank
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crank up

type of:
circumvolve rotate
noun
a whimsically eccentric person
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crackpot fruitcake nut nut case screwball

type of:
oddball eccentric geek flake eccentric person
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
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chalk chicken feed deoxyephedrine glass ice meth methamphetamine methamphetamine hydrochloride methedrine shabu trash

type of:
amphetamine controlled substance pep pill speed upper
noun
a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
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starter

type of:
hand tool
adjective
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
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cranky tender tippy unstable
verb
travel along a zigzag path
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zigzag

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move travel locomote go
noun
a bad-tempered person
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churl crosspatch grouch grump

type of:
disagreeable person unpleasant person
verb
bend into the shape of a crank
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type of:
turn flex twist deform bend
verb
fasten with a crank
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type of:
secure fasten fix

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