crank - Meaning in Malayalam

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crank - Meaning in Malayalam

crank Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of crank in English

crank adjective

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

   Synonyms

   cranky, tender, tippy

crank noun

1. a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

   Synonyms

   starter

2. 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

   Methedrine, chalk, chicken feed, deoxyephedrine, glass, glass, ice, ice, ice, meth, meth, methamphetamine hydrochloride, methamphetamine, shabu, trash

3. a whimsically eccentric person

   Synonyms

   crackpot, fruitcake, nut case, nut, nut, nut, screwball

4. a bad-tempered person

   Synonyms

   churl, crosspatch, grouch, grump

crank verb

1. bend into the shape of a crank
2. fasten with a crank
3. rotate with a crank

   Synonyms

   crank up

4. start by cranking

   Synonyms

   crank up

   Example

   • "crank up the engine"
5. travel along a zigzag path

   Synonyms

   zigzag

   Example

   • "The river zigzags through the countryside"

Synonyms of crank

• starter
• chalk, chicken feed, deoxyephedrine, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, methedrine, shabu, trash
• crackpot, fruitcake, nut, nut case, screwball
• churl, crosspatch, grouch, grump
• crank up
• crank up
• zigzag
• cranky, tender, tippy

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