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" I have a couple of basses in my office. And I try to be courteous of my co-workers, but sometimes I get carried away and I crank up my amp and I rock out. It's kind of my stress reliever."
Lester Holt

Meaning of "crank up" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CRANK UP

crank up


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRANK UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Crank up is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb crank up in English.

WHAT DOES CRANK UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of crank up in the English dictionary

The first definition of crank up in the dictionary is to increase. Other definition of crank up is to set in motion or invigorate. Crank up is also to inject a narcotic drug.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CRANK UP

PRESENT

Present
I crank up
you crank up
he/she/it cranks up
we crank up
you crank up
they crank up
Present continuous
I am cranking up
you are cranking up
he/she/it is cranking up
we are cranking up
you are cranking up
they are cranking up
Present perfect
I have cranked up
you have cranked up
he/she/it has cranked up
we have cranked up
you have cranked up
they have cranked up
Present perfect continuous
I have been cranking up
you have been cranking up
he/she/it has been cranking up
we have been cranking up
you have been cranking up
they have been cranking up
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I cranked up
you cranked up
he/she/it cranked up
we cranked up
you cranked up
they cranked up
Past continuous
I was cranking up
you were cranking up
he/she/it was cranking up
we were cranking up
you were cranking up
they were cranking up
Past perfect
I had cranked up
you had cranked up
he/she/it had cranked up
we had cranked up
you had cranked up
they had cranked up
Past perfect continuous
I had been cranking up
you had been cranking up
he/she/it had been cranking up
we had been cranking up
you had been cranking up
they had been cranking up
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will crank up
you will crank up
he/she/it will crank up
we will crank up
you will crank up
they will crank up
Future continuous
I will be cranking up
you will be cranking up
he/she/it will be cranking up
we will be cranking up
you will be cranking up
they will be cranking up
Future perfect
I will have cranked up
you will have cranked up
he/she/it will have cranked up
we will have cranked up
you will have cranked up
they will have cranked up
Future perfect continuous
I will have been cranking up
you will have been cranking up
he/she/it will have been cranking up
we will have been cranking up
you will have been cranking up
they will have been cranking up
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would crank up
you would crank up
he/she/it would crank up
we would crank up
you would crank up
they would crank up
Conditional continuous
I would be cranking up
you would be cranking up
he/she/it would be cranking up
we would be cranking up
you would be cranking up
they would be cranking up
Conditional perfect
I would have crank up
you would have crank up
he/she/it would have crank up
we would have crank up
you would have crank up
they would have crank up
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been cranking up
you would have been cranking up
he/she/it would have been cranking up
we would have been cranking up
you would have been cranking up
they would have been cranking up
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you crank up
we let´s crank up
you crank up
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to crank up
Past participle
cranked up
Present Participle
cranking up
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRANK UP

cranioscopy · craniotomies · craniotomy · cranium · crank · crank handle · crankcase · crankier · crankiest · crankily · crankiness · crankish · crankle · crankly · crankness · Cranko · crankous · crankpin · crankshaft · cranky

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRANK UP

back up · break up · buck up · chalk up · clock up · cook up · fuck up · ink up · kick up · knock up · lock up · look up · pack up · rack up · rock up · speak up · talk up · tank up · think up · work up

Synonyms and antonyms of crank up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «crank up» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CRANK UP

Find out the translation of crank up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of crank up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crank up» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

杀青
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

poner encima de
570 millions of speakers
en

English

crank up
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

सनकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كرنك حتى
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

провернуть
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

intensifique
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ক্র্যাঙ্ক আপ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

montez
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Engkol
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Kurbel
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

上げる
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

크랭크
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Crank up
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khuấy động
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பிரிக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

क्रॅंक अप
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Sıkıştırmak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

manovella
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

zatracić się
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

провернути
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

manivelă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυναμώστε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

crank
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skruva upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skru opp
5 millions of speakers

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TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRANK UP»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about crank up

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «CRANK UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word crank up.
1
Lester Holt
I have a couple of basses in my office. And I try to be courteous of my co-workers, but sometimes I get carried away and I crank up my amp and I rock out. It's kind of my stress reliever.
2
Richard K. Morgan
Pretty much anything you care to imagine can happen in a fantasy, which in turn means you can really crank up the intensity of the tale you're telling.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRANK UP»

Discover the use of crank up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crank up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in the USA
Crank call/Crank letter: an obscene, fanatical or hostile telephone call or letter. He began receiving crank calls after arguing at city hall that some of the parks should be turned into business districts. Crank it (up): 1) to get started. Let's crank up ...
Joseph Melillo, Edward M. Melillo, 2004
2
The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[Colloquial; mid-1900s] crank up 1. Get started, as in The theater season is cranking up withfour benefitperformances. This expression transfers the literal sense of crank, "operate a motor by turning a crank," to starting any activity. [ Slang ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
3
Set Lighting Technician's Handbook: Film Lighting Equipment, ...
Table 4.2 Weight Capacities of Crank-up and Motorized Stands Floor Ceiling Capacity Type American Roadrunner 220 40200 110300 220 lb. (100 kg) Crank Big Fresnel Lamp Stand (BFL) 40200 120600 300 lb. (136 kg) Motor Avenger Long ...
Harry Box, 2013
4
Cycle World Magazine
Now, racers want to run the crank up in that very region. As a result, it vibrates torsionally even more than before. So we have violent motions upstairs in the cam department, and vigorous torsionals going on downstairs in the crank department ...
5
How to Build Max-Performance Chevy Small-Blocks on a Budget
... crank up and down. This, as has just been said, overloads the front, center, and rear main bearings at the expense of the two intermediate bearings. The problem is—and always has been—getting enough counterweight in the center of the ...
David Vizard, 2009
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Antenna Zoning: Broadcast, Cellular & Mobile Radio, Wireless ...
Should a Board, or staff member representing a Board, suggest that you accept a crank-up structure as an accommodation, think really hard before saying no. It is obvious that, as a commercial user, raising and lowering yourantenna-support ...
Fred Hopengarten, 2012
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
... like a machine ♢ He regularly cranks out one movie a year and hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. crank up sth, also crank sth up to increase something ♢ To meet the demand for their baked goods, the plant has cranked up the speed  ...
Paul Heacock, 2003
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
... verb 1 to use amphetamines or methamphetamine, central nervous system stimulants us • — William D. Alsever, Glossary for the Establishment and Other Uptight People, p 7, December 1970 2 to inject a drug UK Also known as 'crank up'.
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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The Year of the Bomb
... railing with one hand and dragging Crank up with the other. Arnie scampered along behind, pushing Crank and yelling encouragement. When we were halfway up, Darryl and Laura appeared at the bottom. They followed us up the stairs, ...
Ronald Kidd, 2009
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Ham Radio For Dummies
Antenna Website Lattice Crank-Up SelfSupporting U.S. Towers Sold through Ham X Radio Outlet (www. hamradio . com) Rohn www. rohnnet . X X lndustries* com/Index.htm Trylon www. trylon . com X Heights www.heights X X X Tower towers ...
H. Ward Silver, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRANK UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crank up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Park in the Park to crank up again in Avondale
The annual car show will crank up in Avondale Park on July 11, running from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m., the Forest Park South Avondale Business ... «Birmingham Business Journal, Jul 15»
2
Crank up some tunes to drown out screaming symphonies
DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: We rented a cabin at our favourite lake and recently spent a weekend there with a longer stay coming up later ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»
3
Future Growth in Infrastructure Projects Crank up Demand for Off …
SAO PAULO, July 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The impressive growth of the Brazilian off-highway vehicle (OHV) market over the last six to eight years is expected to ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
4
Wimbledon: Murray urges crowd to crank up the noise
ANDY Murray hopes the same kind of Centre Court support that Heather Watson enjoyed on Friday night will help carry him through to the ... «The National, Jul 15»
5
DVD: Crank up the drama with 'Maggie,' 'Woman in Gold'
Entertainment. DVD: Crank up the drama with 'Maggie,' 'Woman in Gold'. July 2nd, 2015, 9:55 am ·. View comments ... «Press-Enterprise, Jul 15»
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Maybin has 3 hits, including HR, as Braves crank up offence in 9-5 …
That energy has made Maybin perhaps the Braves' biggest surprise in the season's first half. Atlanta Braves' Cameron Maybin (25) steals ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»
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Alan Richardson still keen to crank up pressure
Alan Richardson still keen to crank up pressure. 10:57, 3 July 2015; By Brian Halford. Birmingham Bears are approaching their NatWest T20 Blast ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
8
Young coders crank up creativity at library
Library Assistant Candice Williams instructs Sierra Jennings, 11, in various codes to manipulate a computer-generated dog in a coding class at ... «The Tracy Press, Jul 15»
9
Junior Swamp Bats crank up busy tournament weekend
The Junior Swamp Bats third Fourth of July Tournament, featuring 16-and-under teams from Montreal and Brooklyn, N.Y., cranks up today at ... «The Keene Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Vacationers are set to crank up holiday engines
MOSCOW - Roadways could begin filling up with holiday travelers as early as this evening, and law enforcement agencies are encouraging ... «Lewiston Morning Tribune, Jul 15»
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