crank

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Full of spirit
an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride
a bad-tempered person
a whimsically eccentric person
a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
travel along a zigzag path
start by cranking
rotate with a crank
fasten with a crank
bend into the shape of a crank
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
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
Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage
A twist or turn in speech
A twist or turn of the mind
A person full of crotchets
A sick person
Sick
Liable to careen or be overset, as a ship when she is too narrow, or has not sufficient ballast, or is loaded too high, to carry full sail
To run with a winding course
Residential area (city, town, village) in United Kingdom in Staffordshire

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