· a bad-tempered person

Synonym(s): grouch, grump, churl, crosspatch

Hypernym(s): unpleasant_person, disagreeable_person

· a whimsically eccentric person

Synonym(s): crackpot, nut, nut_case, fruitcake, screwball

Hypernym(s): eccentric, eccentric_person, flake, oddball, geek

· 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

Synonym(s): methamphetamine, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken_feed, glass, ice, shabu, trash

Hypernym(s): amphetamine, pep_pill, upper, speed, controlled_substance

· a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

Synonym(s): starter

Hypernym(s): hand_tool

· travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside"

Synonym(s): zigzag

Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote

· start by cranking; "crank up the engine"

Synonym(s): crank_up

Hypernym(s): start, start_up

· rotate with a crank

Synonym(s): crank_up

Hypernym(s): rotate, circumvolve

· fasten with a crank

Hypernym(s): fasten, fix, secure

· bend into the shape of a crank

Hypernym(s): flex, bend, deform, twist, turn

· (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

Synonym(s): cranky, tender, tippy