crank

Meanings

• a bad-tempered person
• a whimsically eccentric person
• 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
• a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
• travel along a zigzag path
• start by cranking
  • "crank up the engine"
• rotate with a crank
• fasten with a crank
• bend into the shape of a crank
• (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

Synonyms

chalk, chicken feed, churl, crackpot, crank up, cranky, crosspatch, deoxyephedrine, fruitcake, glass, grouch, grump, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, nut, nut case, screwball, shabu, starter, tender, tippy, trash, zigzag