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crank
(redirected from cranking)

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crank out something
to produce something continually, like a machine. He regularly cranks out one movie a year and hasn't shown any signs of slowing down.

crank up something

to increase something. To meet the demand for their baked goods, the plant has cranked up the speed of the production lines. The volume was cranked up so high that he had to scream in order to talk to the woman next to him.
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And Mic-E Reyes cranking out on some fixed gear alley cat path racer.
One speed by Thrasher
The kinetic energy of the cranking motion is converted into electricity.
Green machine by Scholl, Elizabeth / Science World
Keep cranking the engine while setting the FLAME HEATER switch to ON for one second and to OFF for one second until the tachometer reads at least 300 rpm.
Put some heat in cold starts by PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
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