crank (
http://definr.com/crank)
adj : (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
[syn:
cranky,
tender,
tippy]
n 1: a bad-tempered person [syn:
grouch,
grump,
churl,
crosspatch]
2: a whimsically eccentric person [syn:
crackpot,
nut, {nut
case},
nutcase,
fruitcake,
screwball]
3: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel
handle [syn:
starter]
v 1: travel along a zigzag path: "The river zigzags through the
countryside" [syn:
zigzag]
2: start by cranking; of engines [syn:
crank up]
3: rotate with a crank [syn:
crank up]
4: fasten with a crank
5: bend into the shape of a crank