Crank ¹

Definition: A bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion. See Bell crank.

Crank ²

Definition: Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.

Crank ³

Definition: A twist or turn in speech; a conceit consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.

Crank ⁴

Definition: A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim; crotchet; also, a fit of temper or passion.

Crank ⁵

Definition: A person full of crotchets; one given to fantastic or impracticable projects; one whose judgment is perverted in respect to a particular matter.

Crank ⁶

Definition: A sick person; an invalid.

Crank ⁷

Definition: Sick; infirm.

Crank ⁸

Definition: Liable to careen or be overset, as a ship when she is too narrow, or has not sufficient ballast, or is loaded too high, to carry full sail.

Crank ⁹

Definition: Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.

Crank ¹⁰

Definition: To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.

crank ¹¹

Definition: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

crank ¹²

Definition: amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

crank ¹³

Definition: a whimsically eccentric person

crank ¹⁴

Definition: a bad-tempered person

crank ¹⁵

Definition: bend into the shape of a crank

crank ¹⁶

Definition: fasten with a crank

crank ¹⁷

Definition: rotate with a crank

crank ¹⁸

Definition: start by cranking; "crank up the engine"

crank ¹⁹

Definition: travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside"

crank ²⁰

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