crank - noun

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

crank - verb

• travel along a zigzag path
• start by cranking
• rotate with a crank
• fasten with a crank
• bend into the shape of a crank

crank - adjective

• (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

crank - thesaurus

chalk   churl   crackpot   cranky   crosspatch   deoxyephedrine   fruitcake   glass   grouch   grump   ice   meth   methamphetamine   methedrine   nut   screwball   shabu   starter   tender   tippy   trash   zigzag