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to crank up
01
rotate with a crank
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
up
Base verb
crank
Present tense
crank up
3rd person singular
cranks up
Present participle
cranking up
Past simple
cranked up
Past participle
cranked up
02
to start something by turning a handle or lever
Examples
He had to crank up the old car's engine on the cold morning.
