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• n  a bad-tempered person
• n  a whimsically eccentric person
• n  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
• n  a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
• v  travel along a zigzag path
• v  start by cranking
  crank up the engine
• v  rotate with a crank
• v  fasten with a crank
• v  bend into the shape of a crank
• s  (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

• But the biggest wild card in the diet game may be how you crank out insulin.
• A wind-up crank has been replaced by a new foot pedal to supply power in areas lacking electricity.
• Although he has gradually gained international recognition as one of the world's leading conservationists, many Brits still think of him as a crank who talks to plants.

• grouch
• grump
• churl
• crosspatch
• crackpot
• nut
• nut case
• fruitcake
• screwball
• methamphetamine
• methamphetamine hydrochloride
• Methedrine
• meth
• deoxyephedrine
• chalk
• chicken feed
• glass
• ice
• shabu
• trash
• starter
• zigzag
• crank up
• cranky
• tender
• tippy

News & Articles

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• Monmouth Park: Jewel of a Cat returns to turf for Crank It Up Stakes
  OCEANPORT, N.J. – Jewel of a Cat should benefit from a cutback in distance and a return to turf Saturday in the $60,000 Crank It Up Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Monmouth Park.
  June 13, 2013 - Daily Racing Form
• Kacer, Buehler to lead parade
  All that’s left to do now is crank up the music, start the rides and drop the funnel cake dough into the fryer.
  June 13, 2013 - Edwardsville Intelligencer
• All News
  Derick Giwner's analysis of the Saturday 6/15 card at The Meadowlands. Jewel of a Cat should benefit from a cutback in distance and a return to turf on Saturday in the $60,000 Crank It Up Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Monmouth Park.
  June 13, 2013 - Daily Racing Form

Quotes

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• Andy Roddick in International Herald Tribune
  I wasn't giving him anything,Roddick said. "The points he was winning he was having to step up and crank two or three balls to the corners and really execute his shots."
• Rob Andrew in Sportinglife.co.za
  Andrew added: "They know they have one more game to crank things up, one more 80 minutes to complete the most exceptional comeback ever in the rugby world - and maybe even match anything that has ever been achieved in sporting history."
• President Bush in Washington Post
  I would suggest moving back. I'm about to crank this sucker up,Bush called from the cab of a yellow tractor.