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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | crank up |
| Type of | circumvolve, rotate |
crank::noun | Spocien Dictionary
an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chalk, chicken feed, deoxyephedrine, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, methedrine, shabu, trash |
| Type of | amphetamine, controlled substance, pep pill, speed, upper |
crank::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | starter |
| Type of | hand tool |
| Has types | crank handle, starting handle |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | churl, crosspatch, grouch, grump |
| Type of | disagreeable person, unpleasant person |
| Has types | crabby person, hothead, crab, misanthropist, fire-eater, misanthrope |
| Derivation | cranky |
Examples of crank
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San Jose will need to crank it up a notch to meet the Red Wings'newfound energy.
From the theepochtimes.com
Largemouth bass are hitting deep crank baits along with spinners and swim baits.
From the tennessean.com
Ad producers, meanwhile, crank every bit of sound to just below that peak level.
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Well, thank God i can just crank up Houdini to 48 FPS and do what I normally do.
From the forbes.com
Largemouth bass bite remains steady on main lake points using small crank baits.
From the tennessean.com
Crews used a crank to manually raise the seats to the top, where they got stuck.
From the ocregister.com
Rotating the hand crank in turn rotates the spindle and therefore the workpiece.
From the en.wikipedia.org
So it looks as if there's little incentive for Nintendo to crank up production.
From the businessweek.com
Indeed, to increase market share, all Toyota need do is crank up U.S. production.
From the businessweek.com
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
- Grouch: a bad-tempered person
- Zigzag: travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside"
- Crackpot: a whimsically eccentric person
- Start by cranking; "crank up the engine"
- Rotate with a crank
- Crank! A Record Company is an independent record label which was started by Jeff Matlow in September 1994. The label's first release was a 7" by Vitreous Humor.
- Crank is a 2006 American action/thriller film, written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, and starring Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Efren Ramirez, and Dwight Yoakam. ...
- Crank was iconic Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus' sixth studio album. The album was produced by Ed Stasium (Ramones, Living Colour, Smithereens), who had mixed Hoodoo Gurus last studio album, Kinky in 1991. It was the band's first release on Zoo Records. ...
