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Definition of crank verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    crank

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//kræŋk//
     
    crank something (up)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they crank
     
     he / she / it cranks
     
     past simple cranked
     
     -ing form cranking
     
     
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  1. 1to make something turn or move by using a crank to crank an engine
  2. 2(figurative) He has a limited time to crank the reforms into action.
    3. Phrasal Verbscrank outcrank up
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