I. crank something ↔ up phrasal verb informal (see also crank)
to make the sound of something, especially music, louder:
We cranked up the volume.

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II. crank² (also crank up) verb [transitive]
to make something move by turning a crank:
Try cranking the engine.
crank something ↔ out phrasal verb
to produce a lot of something very quickly:
He cranked out three novels last year.
crank something ↔ up phrasal verb informal
to make the sound of something, especially music, louder:
We cranked up the volume.

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crank up
crank up (something)
to increase something.
To meet the demand for their baked goods, the plant has cranked up the speed of the production lines.

The volume was cranked up so high that he had to scream in order to talk to the woman next to him.

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crank up something
crank up (something)
to increase something.
To meet the demand for their baked goods, the plant has cranked up the speed of the production lines.

The volume was cranked up so high that he had to scream in order to talk to the woman next to him.

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