crank up
/K R AE1 NG K AH1 P/verb
- 1
(idiomatic) To increase, as the volume, power or energy of something.
- 2
To start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking.
- 3
(idiomatic, reflexive) To muster up the mental energy to do something.
- 4
(idiomatic, slang) To prepare (something).
- 5
To describe in praiseworthy terms; to promote.
- 6
(slang, intransitive) To inject heroin.
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