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crank
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adjective
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
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noun
a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
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verb
rotate with a crank
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verb
(= crank up)
start by cranking
crank up the engine
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verb
bend into the shape of a crank
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verb
fasten with a crank
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verb
(= zigzag)
travel along a zigzag path
The river zigzags through the countryside
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noun
(= crackpot)
a whimsically eccentric person
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noun
(= grouch)
a bad-tempered person
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noun
(= Methedrine)
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
drill
Noun
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A drill is an object used to dig a hole.
He used the drill to make a hole on the wall.
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A practice before a major event is called a drill.
Our school often conduct fire drills to train us in case of a real fire.
drill
Verb
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To drill someone is to get a piece of information into someone's head.
My teacher tried all ways to drill the mathematical concept into my head.