crank

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  crank 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  crank 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  crank 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  crank 
 
  Sense  1 
  zigzag,  crank 
  =>  turn 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  crank 
 
  5  senses  of  crank 
 
  Sense  1 
  zigzag,  crank 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
 
  Sense  2 
  crank,  crank  up 
  =>  start  start  up 
 
  Sense  3 
  crank,  crank  up 
  =>  rotate,  circumvolve 
 
  Sense  4 
  crank 
  =>  fasten,  fix,  secure 
 
  Sense  5 
  crank 
  =>  bend,  deform,  twist,  turn 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  crank 
 
  crank  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  crank 
 
  Sense  1 
  zigzag,  crank 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  crank,  crank  up 
  =>  start  start  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  crank,  crank  up 
  =>  rotate,  circumvolve 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  crank 
  =>  fasten,  fix,  secure 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  crank 
  =>  bend,  deform,  twist,  turn 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  crank 
  crank 
  crank  call 
  crank  handle 
  crank  letter 
  crankcase 
  crankiness 
  crankshaft 
 
  Overview  of  noun  crank 
 
  The  noun  crank  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  grouch,  grump,  crank,  churl,  crosspatch  --  (a  bad-tempered  person) 
  2.  crackpot,  crank,  nut,  nut  case,  nutcase,  fruitcake,  screwball  --  (a  whimsically  eccentric  person) 
  3.  crank,  starter  --  (a  hand  tool  consisting  of  a  rotating  shaft  with  parallel  handle) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  crank 
 
  The  verb  crank  has  5  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  zigzag,  crank  --  (travel  along  a  zigzag  path:  "The  river  zigzags  through  the  countryside") 
  2.  crank,  crank  up  --  (start  by  cranking;  of  engines) 
  3.  crank,  crank  up  --  (rotate  with  a  crank) 
  4.  crank  --  (fasten  with  a  crank) 
  5.  crank  --  (bend  into  the  shape  of  a  crank) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  crank 
 
  The  adj  crank  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  crank,  cranky,  tender,  tippy  --  ((used  of  boats)  inclined  to  heel  over  easily  under  sail) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  crank 
 
  1  sense  of  crank 
 
  Sense  1 
  crank,  cranky,  tender,  tippy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unstable)  ->  stable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  crank 
 
  1  sense  of  crank 
 
  Sense  1 
  crank,  cranky,  tender,  tippy 
  =>  unstable  (vs.  stable) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  crank 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  crank 
 
  crank  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  crank 
  crank 
  cranky 
 
  Overview  of  noun  crank 
 
  The  noun  crank  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  grouch,  grump,  crank,  churl,  crosspatch  --  (a  bad-tempered  person) 
  2.  crackpot,  crank,  nut,  nut  case,  nutcase,  fruitcake,  screwball  --  (a  whimsically  eccentric  person) 
  3.  crank,  starter  --  (a  hand  tool  consisting  of  a  rotating  shaft  with  parallel  handle) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  crank 
 
  The  verb  crank  has  5  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  zigzag,  crank  --  (travel  along  a  zigzag  path:  "The  river  zigzags  through  the  countryside") 
  2.  crank,  crank  up  --  (start  by  cranking;  of  engines) 
  3.  crank,  crank  up  --  (rotate  with  a  crank) 
  4.  crank  --  (fasten  with  a  crank) 
  5.  crank  --  (bend  into  the  shape  of  a  crank) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  crank 
 
  The  adj  crank  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  crank,  cranky,  tender,  tippy  --  ((used  of  boats)  inclined  to  heel  over  easily  under  sail) 

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