crank-up
an act or instance of cranking up.
Origin of crank-up
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How to use crank-up in a sentence
Just nominate someone who can crank up the “white community,” and problems solved.
The man who made a bundle selling car alarms is about to crank up the volume on the Obama White House.
Time for the GOP to listen to Ryan and crank up the ideas machine.
Just then Henry indulged in his little habit of stopping altogether, and Zebedee had to get out and crank up.
Vacation with the Tucker Twins | Nell SpeedHastily grabbing some cheese I would crank up the little lorry and depart.
Fanny Goes to War | Pat Beauchamp
I'm suggesting that you—er—crank up the machine, Mr. Flowers, and beat it while the going's good!
The Definite Object | Jeffery FarnolThen they would all make a dash, and he would crank up while Billie jumped in and started the car.
The Motor Maids' School Days | Katherine StokesI had strength enough left to get out and crank up, then, but none to spare.
The Car That Went Abroad | Albert Bigelow Paine
British Dictionary definitions for crank up
to increase (loudness, output, etc): he cranked up his pace
to set in motion or invigorate: news editors have to crank up tired reporters
(intr, adverb) to inject a narcotic drug
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Other Idioms and Phrases with crank-up
Get started, as in The theater season is cranking up with four benefit performances. This expression transfers the literal sense of crank, “operate a motor by turning a crank,” to starting any activity. [Slang; 1930s]
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