crank

Adjective

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

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

Verb

• bend into the shape of a crank

• fasten with a crank

• rotate with a crank

• start by cranking
  • crank up the engine
    

• travel along a zigzag path
  • The river zigzags through the countryside
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  cranky , tender , tippy , starter , crackpot , nut , nut case , fruitcake , screwball , grouch , grump , churl , crosspatch , crank up , zigzag