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crank up

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crank up in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. rotate with a crank
    crank  crank up 
  2. start by cranking
    "crank up the engine"
    crank  crank up 
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crank up in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (verb) To start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking.
  2. (verb) (idiom) To increase, as the volume, power or energy of something.
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