verb
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To turn by means of a crank.
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Motorists had to crank their engine by hand.
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To turn a crank.
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He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank.
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(of a crank or similar) To turn.
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He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank.
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To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.
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Crank it up!
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To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.
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Quit cranking about your spilt milk!
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To be running at a high level of output or effort.
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By one hour into the shift, the boys were really cranking.
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To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.