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a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle start by cranking; "crank up the engine" 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 unstable a whimsically eccentric person travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside" a bad-tempered person amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant |
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