- crank something out
- informal, derogatory produce something regularly and routinely.→ crank
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crank something out
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crank something out — ˌcrank sthˈout derived (informal) to produce a lot of sth quickly, especially things of low quality Syn: ↑turn out Main entry: ↑crankderived … Useful english dictionary
crank something out — tv. to produce something; to make a lot of something. □ She can crank mystery novels out like fury. They’re all good, too. CD That man does nothing but crank out trouble … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
crank something up — 1. tv. to start something up. □ I’ll go out and crank the car up so it can warm up. CD Crank up the copying machine. We’ve got a big job to do. 2. tv. to increase the volume of an electronic device. □ He cranked it up a little more and CRACK,… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
churn something out — PRODUCE, make, turn out; informal crank out, bang out. → churn * * * produce something routinely or mechanically, esp. in large quantities artists continued to churn out insipid works * * * ˌchurn sthˈout derived (informal … Useful english dictionary
crank out — verb produce in a routine or monotonous manner We have to crank out publications in order to receive funding • Syn: ↑grind out • Hypernyms: ↑produce, ↑bring forth • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
crank — crank1 verb 1》 turn a crankshaft or handle, especially in order to start an engine. 2》 (crank something up) informal increase the intensity of something. 3》 (crank something out) informal, derogatory produce something regularly and routinely. 4》… … English new terms dictionary
crank — 1 noun (C) 1 informal someone who has unusual ideas and behaves strangely: I was treated like a troublemaker and a crank. | crank caller/letters: We get quite a few crank phone calls. 2 AmE informal someone who easily gets angry or annoyed with… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
crank — crank1 [kraŋk] n. [ME < OE cranc , as in crancstæf, yarn comb, CRINGE, CRINKLE: basic sense “something twisted”: for IE base see CRADLE] 1. a handle or arm bent at right angles and connected to a shaft of a machine, used to transmit motion or… … English World dictionary
Crank Yankers — Created by Adam Carolla Daniel Kellison Jimmy Kimmel Starring Tony Barbieri Adam Carolla Jim Florentine Jimmy Kimmel Tracy Morgan Kevin Nealon Sarah Silverman Wanda Sykes Biz Ma … Wikipedia
crank out something — crank out (something) to produce something continually, like a machine. He regularly cranks out one movie a year and hasn t shown any signs of slowing down … New idioms dictionary
