crank up

• فعل مركّب يُستخدم للدلالة على زيادة مستوى الصوت أو الشدة أو السرعة، أو على تشغيل جهاز أو آلية وتحريكها.

A phrasal verb used to indicate increasing the volume, intensity, or speed of something, or to start or operate a machine or device.

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1. Increase volume or intensityinformalamerican

   To increase the volume, power, or intensity of something, especially music or an engine.

   زيادة الصوت أو الشدة

   • Crank up the music, this is my favorite song!
   • He cranked up the volume on the TV.
   • The mechanic cranked up the engine to test it.

   المرادفاتamplifyboostincreaseintensifyraisestep upturn up

   الأضدادdampendecreasediminishlowermutequietreducesoften

2. Start or activateinformalamerican

   To start a machine or device, especially by turning a crank or pressing a button.

   تشغيل

   • She cranked up the old generator to provide power.
   • He cranked up the lawnmower and began cutting the grass.
   • They cranked up the air conditioning because it was too hot.

   المرادفاتactivatefire upstartstart upswitch onturn on

   الأضدادshut offstopturn off

3. Increase effort or productioninformalamerican

   To increase the level of effort, speed, or output.

   زيادة الجهد أو الإنتاج

   • We need to crank up production to meet the deadline.
   • The team cranked up their efforts in the final quarter.
   • He cranked up the pace during the last mile of the race.

   المرادفاتaugmentboostescalateincreaseintensifyraiseramp upstep up

   الأضدادdecreaseeaselowerreduceslacken

الفعل الأساسيcrank