/kɹæŋk/
noun
A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.An ill-tempered or nasty person.A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim;A fit of temper or passion.(dated in US) A person who is considered strange or odd by others. They may behave in unconventional ways.(1800s) A baseball fan.An advocate of a pseudoscience movement.A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.A sick person; an invalid.A penis.verb
To turn by means of a crank.To turn a crank.(of a crank or similar) To turn.To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.To be running at a high level of output or effort.To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.adjective
Strange, weird, odd.Sick; unwell(of a ship) Liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast.Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.noun
A highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug, similar to cocaine. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine.