Definition of crank

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• crank is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
• crank is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
• crank is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of crank

• start by cranking (verb)

  Examples

  1. crank up the engine

  Synonyms

  1. crank up
• rotate with a crank (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. crank up
• a whimsically eccentric person (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. crackpot
  2. fruitcake
  3. nut
  4. nut case
  5. screwball
• 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)

  Synonyms

  1. chalk
  2. chicken feed
  3. deoxyephedrine
  4. glass
  5. ice
  6. meth
  7. methamphetamine
  8. methamphetamine hydrochloride
  9. methedrine
  10. shabu
  11. trash
• a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle (noun)

  Synonyms

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

  Synonyms

  1. cranky
  2. tender
  3. tippy
• travel along a zigzag path (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. zigzag
• a bad-tempered person (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. churl
  2. crosspatch
  3. grouch
  4. grump
• bend into the shape of a crank (verb)
• fasten with a crank (verb)

See definition of crank in Merriam Webster