Definition of Crank

Noun

• a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
  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
  methamphetamine - methamphetamine hydrochloride methedrine meth - deoxyephedrine chalk - chicken feed glass ice - shabu trash
• a whimsically eccentric person
  crackpot nut - nut case fruitcake screwball
• a bad-tempered person
  grouch grump churl crosspatch

Verb

• bend into the shape of a crank
  
• fasten with a crank
  
• rotate with a crank
  - crank up
• start by cranking
  "crank up the engine"
  - crank up
• travel along a zigzag path
  "The river zigzags through the countryside"
  zigzag

Adjective

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

Word games points for the Crank

• Scrabble® score of the crank (11)
• Word Chums® score of the crank (16)
• Words With Friends® score of the crank (13)

Unscramble crank

19 unscramble word found using the letters crank.

an, ar, arc, ark, can, car, cark, carn, cran, crank, ka, karn, knar, na, narc, nark, rack, ran, rank,