Synonyms for crank
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1. grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatch(noun)

   a bad-tempered person

   Synonyms:
   skinflint, trash, methamphetamine hydrochloride, glass, barbarian, crosspatch, methamphetamine, screwball, nut, nut case, ice, deoxyephedrine, peasant, churl, shabu, fruitcake, chicken feed, chalk, starter, boor, tike, grouch, niggard, tyke, meth, crackpot, grump, scrooge

   Antonyms:
   stable

2. crackpot, crank, nut, nut case, fruitcake, screwball(noun)

   a whimsically eccentric person

   Synonyms:
   testicle, trash, methamphetamine hydrochloride, bollock, testis, glass, junkie, crosspatch, methamphetamine, screwball, nut, nut case, ice, deoxyephedrine, churl, egg, shabu, fruitcake, chicken feed, chalk, addict, starter, orchis, grouch, junky, ballock, ball, meth, crackpot, grump, en, freak

   Antonyms:
   stable

3. methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash(noun)

   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

   Synonyms:
   spyglass, rubbish, crosspatch, applesauce, ice, trumpery, chalk, looking glass, nut, churl, tripe, grouch, water ice, frosting, methamphetamine hydrochloride, codswallop, grump, fruitcake, internal-combustion engine, crackpot, field glass, deoxyephedrine, trash, drinking glass, scratch, scum, shabu, meth, methamphetamine, folderol, nut case, frappe, scrap, screwball, chicken feed, icing, glassful, glass, wish-wash, sparkler, ice rink, ice-skating rink, starter

   Antonyms:
   stable

4. crank, starter(adj)

   a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

   Synonyms:
   crosspatch, appetizer, neophyte, trash, methamphetamine hydrochloride, entrant, glass, fledgling, dispatcher, starter motor, methamphetamine, screwball, nut, nut case, ice, deoxyephedrine, churl, appetiser, shabu, fruitcake, chicken feed, chalk, starter, starting motor, newbie, grouch, meth, crackpot, grump, freshman, newcomer, fledgeling

   Antonyms:
   stable

5. crank, cranky, tender, tippy(verb)

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

   Synonyms:
   untoughened, pettish, peckish, petulant, tender, sensitive, fond, peevish, tetchy, irritable, warm, raw, fractious, nettlesome, scratchy, techy, tippy, cranky, sore, affectionate, lovesome, testy

   Antonyms:
   stable

6. zigzag, crank(verb)

   travel along a zigzag path

   "The river zigzags through the countryside"

   Synonyms:
   crank up, zigzag

   Antonyms:
   stable

7. crank, crank up(verb)

   start by cranking

   "crank up the engine"

   Synonyms:
   crank up, zigzag

   Antonyms:
   stable

8. crank, crank up(verb)

   rotate with a crank

   Synonyms:
   crank up, zigzag

   Antonyms:
   stable

9. crank(verb)

   fasten with a crank

   Synonyms:
   crank up, zigzag

   Antonyms:
   stable

10. crank(verb)

    bend into the shape of a crank

    Synonyms:
    crank up, zigzag

    Antonyms:
    stable

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1. crank(a.)

   Synonyms:
   easy to be overset

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1. crank(n)

   Synonyms:
   winch, turning-handle, bend, turn, twist, crook, curve

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1. List of paraphrases for "crank":

   crankshaft, ckp, boot

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1. List of known nicknames for "Crank":

   Low Res, Danny Zelonky

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. crank

   Synonyms:
   Crank case

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How to use crank in a sentence?

1. Greg McKenna:

   The Russians have always struck me as production cut tourists keen to get off the boat and crank up production as soon as inventories were stabilized and prices once again elevated ... That possibility is top of the mind for traders and as a result oil prices are slipping.

2. Hank Marvin:

   I’ve found that sometimes when I get to some of the solos on numbers I’ve been doing since the early 90s, to play it with my normal ‘clean’ sound leaves something wanting. If I crank the amp a little, I get a bit more sustain and can do a little more with it. More voice-like, if you like.

3. Michael Cusumano:

   Zhang is a CEO with tremendous foresight, he's not just sitting back trying to crank out refrigerators. He's trying to think about what the company can become.

4. Heywood:

   Just as every conviction begins as a whim so does every emancipator serve his apprenticeship as a crank. A fanatic is a great leader who is just entering the room.

5. Hyatt Green:

   In some areas, it's not practical, but in a lot of areas, it is. If Hyatt Green have surveillance set up ahead of time and can crank it up at the beginning when Hyatt Green first hear about the possibility of an outbreak, Hyatt Green can use the platform as an early warning system. That would give us days or weeks lead time in coping with the pandemic or epidemic.

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