crank up
To start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve crankingTo start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking.
» Can you crank up the heat?
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
6 sensesTo start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking.
Let's crank up the old motorcycle and take it for a spin.
ankurbeln
заводитьzavoditʹ
start by cranking
(idiomatic, reflexive)To muster up the mental energy to do something.
(idiomatic, slang)To prepare (something).
(idiomatic)To increase, as the volume, power or energy of something.
He cranked up the volume to 11.
прибавить звукаpribavitʹ zvuka, сделать на всю катушкуsdelatʹ na vsju katušku, поднятьpodnjatʹ
To describe in praiseworthy terms; to promote.
(intransitive, slang)To inject heroin.
Examples
8 sentencesCan you crank up the heat?
Crank up the heater.
ruВключи обогреватель. — odexed
Tom cranked up the volume.
Tom cranked up the music.
The inquiry has been cranked up a notch.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Forms
cranks up, cranking up, cranked up, cranked up| Base form | crank up · to crank up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cranks up |
| Present participle | cranking up |
| Past simple | cranked up |
| Past participle | cranked up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
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