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CRANK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
Synonyms:
crank; starter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("crank" is a kind of...):
hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crank"):
crank handle; starting handle (crank used to start an engine)
Derivation:
crank (bend into the shape of a crank)
crank (rotate with a crank)
Sense 2
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:
chalk; chicken feed; crank; deoxyephedrine; glass; ice; meth; methamphetamine; methamphetamine hydrochloride; Methedrine; shabu; trash
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("crank" is a kind of...):
amphetamine; pep pill; speed; upper (a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression)
controlled substance (a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A whimsically eccentric person
Synonyms:
crackpot; crank; fruitcake; nut; nut case; screwball
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("crank" is a kind of...):
eccentric; eccentric person; flake; geek; oddball (a person with an unusual or odd personality)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A bad-tempered person
Synonyms:
churl; crank; crosspatch; grouch; grump
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("crank" is a kind of...):
disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crank"):
crab; crabby person (a quarrelsome grouch)
fire-eater; hothead (a belligerent grouch)
misanthrope; misanthropist (someone who dislikes people in general)
Derivation:
cranky (easily irritated or annoyed)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
unstable (lacking stability or fixity or firmness)
Domain category:
boat (a small vessel for travel on water)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they crank ... he / she / it cranks
Past simple: cranked
Past participle: cranked
-ing form: cranking
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bend into the shape of a crank
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "crank" is one way to...):
bend; deform; flex; turn; twist (cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
crank (a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Fasten with a crank
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "crank" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
Meaning:
Rotate with a crank
Synonyms:
crank; crank up
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "crank" is one way to...):
circumvolve; rotate (cause to turn on an axis or center)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
crank (a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Start by cranking
Example:
crank up the engine
Synonyms:
crank; crank up
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "crank" is one way to...):
start; start up (get going or set in motion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
These cars won't crank
Sense 5
Meaning:
Travel along a zigzag path
Example:
The river zigzags through the countryside
Synonyms:
crank; zigzag
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "crank" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)
"Crank" entails doing...:
turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
