crank up

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verb

1. start by cranking
- crank up the engine
• Syn:
crank
• Hypernyms:
start, start up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- These cars won't crank up
2. rotate with a crank
• Syn:
crank
• Derivationally related forms:
crank (for: crank)
• Hypernyms:
rotate, circumvolve
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something