crank, n.
(cranks)
(cranks)
a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
<noun.artifact>
crank starter
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
<noun.artifact>
Methedrine chalk chicken feed crank deoxyephedrine glass ice meth methamphetamine methamphetamine hydrochloride shabu trash
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hypernym
a whimsically eccentric person
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
crackpot crank fruitcake nut nut case screwball
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derivationally related form
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hypernym
a bad-tempered person
<noun.person>
churl crank crosspatch grouch grump
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derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
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hyponym