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crank

English

🔊 (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
🔊 a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
🔊 a whimsically eccentric person
🔊 a bad-tempered person
🔊 an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride
🔊 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”