adj.
1.(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail crank n.
1.a bad-tempered person
2.a whimsically eccentric person
3.amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride
4.a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle crank v.
1.travel along a zigzag path
2.start by cranking
3.rotate with a crank
4.fasten with a crank
5.bend into the shape of a crank
Idiom of the Day
get ahead
to advance, to be successful
The woman works hard at her job in order to get ahead.