Definitions For Crank

noun

• A hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
• 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 whimsically eccentric person
• A bad-tempered person
• A machine part with a handle that can be turned in a circular motion to move something
• A person who has strange ideas or thinks too much about one thing
• A person who is often angry or easily annoyed

verb

• Bend into the shape of a crank
• Fasten with a crank
• Rotate with a crank
• Start by cranking
• Travel along a zigzag path
• To move (something) by turning a crank
• To increase (something) especially by a large amount
• To start or try to start (an engine) by using a crank or some other method to get it moving

adjective

• (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail