crank

About 1.58 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Hard; difficult.
2. adjective Strange; weird; odd.
3. adjective Bent; twisted; crooked; distorted; out of repair.
4. adjective Sick; unwell.
5. adjective Liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast.
6. adjective Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.
7. noun An ailment, ache.
8. noun An ill-tempered or nasty person.

   Billy-Bob is a nasty old crank! He chased my cat away.

Similar words

crackpot nutcase unstable cranky tender crosspatch grump grouch tippy churl

Often followed by

shaft and pin is angle the case up on

Word family

cranked cranker crankest cranking crankish cranks