crank

1. Nautical Liable to capsize; unstable.

2. Of, being, or produced by an eccentric person: a crank letter; a crank phone call.

3. Of, relating to, or being a or eccentric person.

4. Made or sent by such a person .

5. Easily tipped .

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1. A clever turn of speech; a verbal conceit: quips and cranks.

2. A device for transmitting rotary motion, consisting of a handle or arm attached at right angles to a shaft.

3. A peculiar or eccentric idea or action.

4. Informal A grouchy person.

5. Informal An eccentric person, especially one who is unduly zealous.

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1. Crank out To produce, especially mechanically and rapidly: cranks out memo after memo.

2. Crank up To cause to intensify, as in volume or force: cranks up the sound on the stereo.

3. Crank up To cause to start or get started as if by turning a crank: cranked up a massive publicity campaign.

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1. To move with a winding course .

2. To turn a crank.

3. To get started by or as if by the turning of a crank.

4. To gain speed, momentum, or intensity .

5. To move or operate by or as if by a crank .

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1. To turn a handle.

2. To wind in a zigzagging course.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
crank	11	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ar	2
na	2
ka	6
an	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ark	7
can	5
car	5
arc	5
ran	3
ack	9

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cark	10
carn	6
karn	8
knar	8
narc	6
nark	8
rack	10
rank	8

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
crank	11