crank synonyms

crank

n.

  1. A device for revolving a shaft

    arm, lever, handle, brace, bracket, turning device, elbow, bend; see also arm 2, handle 1.

  2. *A person with an obsession

    eccentric, fanatic, monomaniac, crackpot*; see character 4, zealot.

  3. *An ill-natured person

    misanthrope, complainer, curmudgeon; see grouch.

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