crank up

Meaning

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

Synonyms

crank

Translations

manivelle

ankurbeln

aanzwengelen

aumentar o volume

aumentar a força

exacerbar

encender con manivela

monter