Definition of Crank up

1. Verb. Start by cranking. "These cars won't crank up "; "Crank up the engine"

Exact synonyms: Crank
Generic synonyms: Start, Start Up

2. Verb. Rotate with a crank.
Exact synonyms: Crank
Generic synonyms: Circumvolve, Rotate
Derivative terms: Crank

Definition of Crank up

1. Verb. To start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking. ¹

2. Verb. (idiomatic) To increase, as the volume, power or energy of something. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crank Up

cranium
cranium cerebrale
cranium viscerale
craniums
crank
crank angle
crank angle degree
crank angle degrees
crank angles
crank call
crank caller
crank handle
crank letter
crank out
crank science
crank up (current term)
crank uped
crankarm
crankarms
crankbird
crankbirds
crankcase
crankcases
cranked
cranked up
cranker
crankest
crankier
crankiest
crankily

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