Unscramble cranks

Definition of crank

adjective:

• (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail. Synonyms: cranky, tender, tippy.

noun:

• a bad-tempered person. Synonyms: churl, crosspatch, grouch, grump.
• a whimsically eccentric person. Synonyms: crackpot, fruitcake, nut, nut case, screwball.
• 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. Synonyms: Methedrine, chalk, chicken feed, deoxyephedrine, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, shabu, trash.
• a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle. Synonyms: starter.

verb:

• travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside". Synonyms: zigzag.
• start by cranking; "crank up the engine". Synonyms: crank up.
• rotate with a crank. Synonyms: crank up.
• fasten with a crank.
• bend into the shape of a crank.

Related words

crab, hothead, misanthrope, misanthropist.

Words nearby

clank, crack, cran, crane, cranky, cronk, frank, prank, rank.

Rhymes with

antitank, bank, blanc, blank, clank, dank, flank, franc, franck, frank, hank, lank, planck, plank, prank, rank, shank, spank, swank, tank.