Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
CRANK
crank, cranky, tender, tippy
(adjective) (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
crank, starter
(noun) a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash
(noun) 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
crackpot, crank, nut, nut case, fruitcake, screwball
(noun) a whimsically eccentric person
grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatch
(noun) a bad-tempered person
crank
(verb) bend into the shape of a crank
crank
(verb) fasten with a crank
crank, crank up
(verb) rotate with a crank
crank, crank up
(verb) start by cranking; “crank up the engine”
zigzag, crank
(verb) travel along a zigzag path; “The river zigzags through the countryside”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Crank (plural Cranks)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Crank is the 7873rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4204 individuals. Crank is most common among White (75.14%) and Black/African American (12.06%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Ranck, ranck
Etymology
Adjective
crank (comparative cranker, superlative crankest)
(slang) Strange, weird, odd.
Sick; unwell
Synonym: infirm
(nautical, of a ship) Liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast.
Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.
Noun
crank (plural cranks)
A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.
The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.
(archaic) Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.
(informal) An ill-tempered or nasty person.
A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim;
a fit of temper or passion.
(informal, British, dated in US) A person who is considered strange or odd by others. They may behave in unconventional ways.
Synonyms: kook, odd duck, weirdo, Thesaurus:strange person
(archaic, baseball, slang, 1800s) A baseball fan.
(informal) An advocate of a pseudoscience movement.
Synonym: crackpot (US)
(US, slang) synonym of methamphetamine.
(rare) A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
(obsolete) A sick person; an invalid.
(slang) A penis.
Synonyms: cock, dick, Thesaurus:penis
Verb
crank (third-person singular simple present cranks, present participle cranking, simple past and past participle cranked)
(transitive) To turn by means of a crank.
(intransitive) To turn a crank.
(intransitive, of a crank or similar) To turn.
(transitive) To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.
(intransitive) To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.
(intransitive) To be running at a high level of output or effort.
(intransitive, dated) To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.
Anagrams
• Ranck, ranck
Source: Wiktionary
Crank (krnk), n. Etym: [OE. cranke; akin to E. cringe, cringle, crinkle, and to crank, a., the root meaning, probably, "to turn, twist." See Cringe.]
1. (Mach.)
Definition: A bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion. See Bell crank.
2. Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage. So many turning cranks these have, so many crooks. Spenser.
3. A twist or turn in speech; a conceit consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word. Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles. Milton.
4. A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim; crotchet; also, a fit of temper or passion. [Prov. Eng.] Violent of temper; subject to sudden cranks. Carlyle.
5. A person full of crotchets; one given to fantastic or impracticable projects; one whose judgment is perverted in respect to a particular matter. [Colloq.]
6. A sick person; an invalid. [Obs.] Thou art a counterfeit crank, a cheater. Burton. Crank axle (Mach.), a driving axle formed with a crank or cranks, as in some kinds of locomotives.
– Crank pin (Mach.), the cylindrical piece which forms the handle, or to which the connecting rod is attached, at the end of a crank, or between the arms of a double crank.
– Crank shaft, a shaft bent into a crank, or having a crank fastened to it, by which it drives or is driven.
– Crank wheel, a wheel acting as a crank, or having a wrist to which a connecting rod is attached.
Crank (krnk), a. Etym: [AS. cranc weak; akin to Icel. krangr, D. & G. krank sick, weak (cf.D. krengen to careen). Cf. Crank, n.]
1. Sick; infirm. [Prov. Eng.]
2. (Naut.)
Definition: Liable to careen or be overest, as a ship when she is too narrow, or has not sufficient ballast, or is loaded too high, to carry full sail.
3. Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated. He who was, a little before, bedrid, . . . was now crank and lusty. Udall. If you strong electioners did not think you were among the elect, you would not be so crank about it. Mrs. Stowe.
Crank, v. i. Etym: [See Crank, n. ]
Definition: To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn. See how this river comes me cranking in. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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