Crank (Noun)
Meaning 1
A whimsically eccentric person.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The old man was a crank who insisted on wearing a top hat and monocle to the local grocery store.
- Her aunt was a crank who claimed to have invented a machine that turned thoughts into reality.
- The crank who lived next door was notorious for playing his accordion at 3am every morning.
- He was a crank who believed that aliens were controlling the world's supply of cheese.
- The crank who ran the local antique shop was known for his outlandish stories about the origins of his wares.
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Meaning 2
A bad-tempered person.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- My neighbor is such a crank, always complaining about the noise and disturbing everyone else's peace.
- The old man down the street is a crank who yells at kids to get off his lawn.
- Her crank of a boss was notorious for being impossible to please, no matter how hard you worked.
- He's such a crank in the morning, don't even think about talking to him before he's had his coffee.
- After a few too many years of dealing with bureaucracy, she's turned into a crank who distrusts everyone in authority.
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Meaning 3
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Synonyms
- Deoxyephedrine
- Glass
- Chalk
- Chicken Feed
- Trash
- Methedrine
- Methamphetamine Hydrochloride
- Meth
- Ice
- Shabu
- Methamphetamine
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Meaning 4
A hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.