From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
crank
adj 1: (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
[syn: crank, cranky, tender, tippy]
n 1: a bad-tempered person [syn: grouch, grump, crank,
churl, crosspatch]
2: a whimsically eccentric person [syn: crackpot, crank,
nut, nut case, fruitcake, screwball]
3: 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 [syn:
methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride,
Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken
feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash]
4: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel
handle [syn: crank, starter]
v 1: travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the
countryside" [syn: zigzag, crank]
2: start by cranking; "crank up the engine" [syn: crank,
crank up]
3: rotate with a crank [syn: crank, crank up]
4: fasten with a crank
5: bend into the shape of a crank