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crank

/ crank /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
Type of:
hand tool
Kinds of:
crank handle starting handle
Derived:
crank up
verb Sense 2
start by cranking
"crank up the engine"
Type of:
start start up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
rotate with a crank
Type of:
rotate circumvolve
Derived:
starter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
fasten with a crank
Type of:
fasten fix secure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
bend into the shape of a crank
Type of:
flex bend deform
Derived:
starter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adjective satellite Sense 6
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
Similar:
unstable
Domain:
boat
noun Sense 7
a whimsically eccentric person
Type of:
eccentric eccentric person flake
verb Sense 8
travel along a zigzag path
"The river zigzags through the countryside"
Type of:
travel go move
Derived:
zigzag zig zag
Entails:
turn
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 9
a bad-tempered person
Type of:
unpleasant person disagreeable person
Kinds of:
crab crabby person fire-eater hothead misanthrope
Derived:
grouch grumble scold
noun Sense 10
amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
Type of:
amphetamine pep pill upper
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
40
Times Searched
3
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hand tool crank handle starting handle start start up rotate circumvolve fasten fix secure flex bend