crank

1. (transitive)To turn by means of a crank.

   Motorists had to crank their engine by hand.

   ankurbeln

   fasten with a crank

2. (intransitive)To turn a crank.

   He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank.

   kurbeln

   rotate with a crank

3. (intransitive)To turn.

   He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank.

4. (transitive)To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.

   I turn the key and crank the engine; yet it doesn't turn over

   Crank it up!

5. (intransitive)To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.

   Quit cranking about your spilt milk!

6. (intransitive)To be running at a high level of output or effort.

   By one hour into the shift, the boys were really cranking.

7. (dated, intransitive)To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.

1. A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

   ruЧеловека с новой идеей считают чудаком - до тех пор, пока он не преуспевает воплотить идею в жизнь. — shanghainese

   deEine Person mit einer neuen Idee ist ein komischer Kauz, bis die Idee Erfolg hat. — Esperantostern

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2. Can you crank up the heat?

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3. Tom cranked up the volume.

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4. Crank up the heater.

   ruВключи обогреватель. — odexed

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5. Tom cranked up the music.

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regular

• crank upTo start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking.
• crank offTo shoot a gun (usually multiple times).
• crank outTo produce in large volumes mechanically or as if by machine.