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
• CRANK adj CRANKER, CRANKEST lively
• CRANK v -ED, -ING, -S to start manually

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 11

crank is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

crank is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

crank is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

crank is a valid Words With Friends word

Angrams of crank