Synonyms for crank
- noun
- verb
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Grouch
grouch, curmudgeon, grump informal, cross-patch, churl
2. Crackpot — A person who is considered strange or odd by others, and may behave in unconventional ways
crackpot informal US, nut, nut case, kook, eccentric, oddball, screwball, wing-nut, freak, odd duck, fruit cake, oddity, lunatic, nutbag, weirdo slang, queer fish dated UK, nutbar slang
3. Chicken feed
chicken feed, meth, trash, glass, ice, crystal meth informal, methamphetamine, chalk, methamphetamine hydrochloride, methedrine, deoxyephedrine, shabu slang
4. Jimmy — the penis
cock informal, jimmy slang US, dick slang, ding-a-ling slang, toy slang
Verb
Adjective
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who is considered strange or odd by others, and may behave in unconventional ways.
John is a crank because he talks to himself.
- n. 2
The penis.
- v. 1
To turn by means of a crank.
Motorists had to crank their engine by hand.
- adj. 1
Hard; difficult.
Related words
Example sentences
- curmudgeon Grandpa was a real curmudgeon to the very end.
- nut With difficulty, I crack a nut with my bare hands.
- starter Benedito's exotic plant is a conversation starter.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| crank | steady | |
| curmudgeon | rising | |
| churl | steady | |
| nut | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- ice1, toy1, nut1
- 4 letters
- turn1, dick1, cock1, bend1, meth1, kook1, quip1
- 5 letters
- glass1, trash1, jimmy2, twist1, freak1, chalk1, crook1, winch1, tippy2, grump1, shabu, churl
- 6 letters
- tender2, weirdo2, cranky2, oddity3, zigzag2, infirm2, grouch1, nutbag, nutbar
- 7 letters
- starter2, lunatic3, oddball2
- 8 letters
- crackpot2
- 9 letters
- eccentric3, screwball2
- 10 letters
- curmudgeon3, methedrine
- 14 letters
- deoxyephedrine
- 15 letters
- methamphetamine5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jimmy2 = 2 syllables).