Synonyms and Antonyms of crank

synonym (synonym of crank)

similar (similar with crank)

  • (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail (adj.all)
    unstable
    lacking stability or fixity or firmness (adj.all)
     

hypernym (crank IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a bad-tempered person (noun.person)
    disagreeable person, unpleasant person
    a person who is not pleasant or agreeable (noun.person)
     
  • a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle (noun.artifact)
    hand tool
    a tool used with workers' hands (noun.artifact)
     
  • a whimsically eccentric person (noun.person)
    eccentric, eccentric person, flake, geek, oddball
    a person with an unusual or odd personality (noun.person)
     
  • 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)
    amphetamine, pep pill, speed, upper
    a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    controlled substance
    a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law (noun.artifact)
     
  • bend into the shape of a crank (verb.contact)
    bend, deform, flex, turn, twist
    cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form (verb.contact)
     
  • fasten with a crank (verb.contact)
    fasten, fix, secure
    cause to be firmly attached (verb.contact)
     
  • rotate with a crank (verb.contact)
    circumvolve, rotate
    cause to turn on an axis or center (verb.motion)
     
  • start by cranking (verb.motion)
    start, start up
    get going or set in motion (verb.motion)
     
  • travel along a zigzag path (verb.motion)
    go, locomote, move, travel
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF crank relation)

entail (entailment relations of crank)

  • travel along a zigzag path (verb.motion)
    turn
    change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense (verb.motion)
     

derivation (.... is derived from crank)

domain category (crank is domain category of ....)

  • (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail (adj.all)
    boat
    a small vessel for travel on water (noun.artifact)
     
synonym similar hypernym hyponym entail derivation domain category churl crosspatch crackpot fruitcake chalk chicken feed unstable hand tool amphetamine controlled substance eccentric disagreeable person unpleasant person crank handle starting handle crab fire-eater hothead misanthrope turn crank up crazy half-baked grouch grumble bad-tempered boat
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. churl, crosspatch, grouch, grump . crackpot, fruitcake, nut, nut case, screwball . chalk, chicken feed, deoxyephedrine, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, methedrine, shabu, trash . starter . zigzag . crank up . cranky, tender, tippy . unstable . disagreeable person, unpleasant person . hand tool . eccentric, eccentric person, flake, geek, oddball . amphetamine, pep pill, speed, upper . controlled substance . bend, deform, flex, turn, twist . fasten, fix, secure . circumvolve, rotate . start, start up . go, locomote, move, travel . crab, crabby person . fire-eater, hothead . misanthrope, misanthropist . crank handle, starting handle . turn . grouch, grumble, scold . bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered . cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy . crank . crank, crank up . crazy, half-baked, screwball, softheaded . crank, starter, crank, starter . zag, zig, zigzag . boat


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