crank
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
- definition a bad-tempered person
- definition a whimsically eccentric person
- definition 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
- definition a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
- definition travel along a zigzag path
- definition start by cranking
- definition rotate with a crank
- definition fasten with a crank
- definition bend into the shape of a crank