crank
Meaning
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- Hard; difficult.
- (informal) Strange; weird; odd.
- Bent; twisted; crooked; distorted; out of repair.
- Sick; unwell.
- Liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast.
- Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.
Synonyms
Methedrine
deoxyephedrine
change direction
mutograph
iron bar
verbal trick
side leg
starter handle
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɹæŋk/
Etymology
From Dutch or Low German krank, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *krank, from Proto-Germanic *krangaz, *krankaz (“bent; weak”). Cognate with Scots crank, krank, German krank (“sick”).
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