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crank
(redirected from cranking up)

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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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