crank up

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения увеличения громкости, интенсивности или скорости чего-либо, или для запуска или работы механизма или устройства.

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

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Increase volume or intensityinformalamerican

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

   Увеличить громкость или интенсивность

   • 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.

   Synonymsamplifyboostincreaseintensifyraisestep upturn up

   Antonymsdampendecreasediminishlowermutequietreducesoften

2. Start or activateinformalamerican

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

   Запустить

   • 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.

   Synonymsactivatefire upstartstart upswitch onturn on

   Antonymsshut offstopturn off

3. Increase effort or productioninformalamerican

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

   Увеличить усилия или производительность

   • 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.

   Synonymsaugmentboostescalateincreaseintensifyraiseramp upstep up

   Antonymsdecreaseeaselowerreduceslacken

Base verbcrank