crank

Examples

• All

• Women have a right to be a lot crankier than they are.

  Blog text (11)

• I get crankier as I age.

  Blog text (28)

• - You seem crankier than usual today.

  White Irish Drinkers (2011)

• And yes, the guilt makes me crankier because I'm so busy beating myself up!

  Blog text (31)

• The day passed with me getting crankier and Emma getting whinier.

  Blog text (16)

• You're crankier since finding out you're gonna be a grandpa.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Maybe it's because it's getting colder outside and I'm getting crankier about winter approaching, but I'm just not anticipating much about next season.

  Blog text (3)

• The sailboat tipped over because it was too crank under the strong winds.

• Due to its crank design, the boat was difficult to control during the storm.

• Experts recommend avoiding crank boats for sailing in open water.

Synonyms

T

tippy

vscrank

8 7.5

Unsteady and likely to fall over easily

is used for boats that tip or heel specifically when under sail

T

tender

vscrank

• Specialized

1 8.9

Likely to lean or tip easily when under sail

is used more generally for boats that tip easily under sail

C

cranky

vscrank

• Jargon

1 9.5

A boat that leans easily and feels unstable in the water

focuses on overall lack of stability rather than balance wording

Antonyms

S

stable

473 2.3

Not likely to change and stays steady over time

Compounds

C

crank call

• Offensive

4 6.7

A telephone call made to annoy someone as a joke

C

crank arm

• Specialized

1 3.8

A metal arm that connects a bicycle pedal to the chain

C

crank letter

• Offensive

1 8.6

A letter sent anonymously to threaten or upset someone

C

crank handle

4.9

A piece you turn by hand to start an engine or make a machine work

C

crank science

• Slang

9.6

False or not proven ideas that claim to explain how the world works

How Stable

stable

473 2.3

unstable

80 4.4

crank

• Jargon

3 9.1

tippy

8 7.5

Surface Forms

Etymology