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crank vs crab

crab vs crank

crank and crab both are nouns.

crank is an adjective but crab is not an adjective.

crank and crab both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crank Yes Yes Yes No
crab Yes No Yes No
As nouns, crab is a hyponym of crank; that is, crab is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crank:
  • crank: a bad-tempered person
  • crab: a quarrelsome grouch
Other hyponyms of crank include crabby person, fire-eater, hothead, misanthrope, misanthropist.
crank (noun) crab (noun)
a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
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 decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
a bad-tempered person a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
a whimsically eccentric person the edible flesh of any of various crabs
a quarrelsome grouch
crank (adjective) crab (adjective)
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
crank (verb) crab (verb)
rotate with a crank complain
bend into the shape of a crank fish for crab
fasten with a crank scurry sideways like a crab
start by cranking direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
travel along a zigzag path
Difference between crank and crab

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