Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Proper Noun

Adjective

The word "crank" can be used as noun, verb, adjective, proper noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

power engine

Derived Terms

bell crank bellcrank crank angle crank angle degree crank arm crank axle crank bug crank call crank caller crank handle crank it crank letter crank off crank one out crank one's hog crank out crank pin crank science crank shaft crank start crank the handle crank the hog crank up crank wheel crankbait crankcase crankery crankhandle crankish crankism crankle crankless crankman crankness crankpin crankset crankshaft cranksome crankstart crankwalk crankweb cranky flycrank hand crank noncranking overcrank turn someone's crank undercrank yank one's crank

Context

british dated in us nautical slang us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

amphetamine bend circumvolve controlled substance deform disagreeable person eccentric eccentric person fasten fix flake flex geek go hand tool locomote move oddball pep pill rotate secure speed start start up travel turn twist unpleasant person upper

Type Of (IsA)

hand tool

Manner Of

fasten flex rotate start

Related Terms

axle ballast bent boy capsize cargo cause complain crankshaft cranky for turning handle ill tempered impart infirm insufficient irritably methamphetamine nasty odd penis perpendicular pseudoscience shaft sick slider soldier soldier boy spin stow strange turn turn handle turning unreasonably unwell weird

Similar Terms

unstable

Synonym Network

crackpot cranky grouch methamphetamine zigzag

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.