cranked

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of crank.
  crank

  noun

  any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of crank.
  crank

  noun

  any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.

Example Sentences

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cranked

“John Goblikon is a representation of the everyman with all its good and all its bad, cranked up to 100,” Rispoli said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Then I cranked Metallica’s “The Unforgiven” to 11.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Carriers have cranked up fares eight times since the start of the war, according to Deutsche Bank analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Shoaib Bashir almost got Mitchell to sweep to Archer, who cranked up for a final spell before the close.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

So I just cranked up a chuckle of my own, reached out and took her hand again, and headed back out to the dance floor.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

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