cranks

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
• plural of 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
• third-person singular simple present indicative of crank

Synonyms

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