I. noun
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a crank call (= made by someone you do not know, as a joke or to annoy you )
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The heavy breathing sounded like a crank call.
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■ NOUN
call
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Anyone who dares defend this breakthrough speaks in hushed tones, fearing crank calls and canceled grants.
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Call me a crank , but I think the world was a lot better before mobile phones came along.
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Vegetarians were once regarded as cranks.
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Alternatively, the loan of a Proctor flap crank would enable Q6-sized versions to be fabricated.
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Handles and cranks, architectural facades, and pump housings were cast-iron.
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He is prepared for sceptics who think he's a crank .
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In addition, Los Angeles has always demonstrated a remarkably high tolerance for spiritual innovators, political cranks, and religious eccentrics.
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Many people are unaware of the recall because the bikes can work perfectly before the crank suddenly breaks off.
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The reason this cumbersome arrangement was used was because the simple crank had already been patented in 1780.
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This was a simple affair worked by one-man-power, just the turning of a large crank .
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You had to be a crank to insist on being right.
II. verb
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■ ADVERB
out
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One thousand years ago the Mayans were cranking out codices not dissimilar to today's illustrations.
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The creative-writing industry is cranking out reams of stuff that nobody in his or her right mind would ever want to read.
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But even without the construction project, she'd still struggle to crank out prose.
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The consequence is likely to be a House less inclined to ideological combat and more given to cranking out compromises with Clinton.
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Zimmermann says his unit can accommodate bass frequencies and crank out volume levels exceeding 100 decibels.
up
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When the cold weather kicks in, it's all too easy to crank up the central heating to escape the cold.
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Bringing me glasses of cold nectar is what they would do, and cranking up the air conditioner.
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Intoxicated by his success and the enthusiasm of his adoring crowds, he cranked up his rhetoric and piled on the symbolism.
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Adding a baby to the mix will surely crank up the stress.
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She could hear the clatter of iron shutters being cranked up over at the amusement arcades.
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That means cranking up right now.
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Get the volume cranked up , then the crowd roar as they step out ... awesome.
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With Election Day less than six weeks away, both sides cranked up their television campaigns this past week.
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They had it cranked up pretty loud.
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You crank the engine while I try to connect these wires.
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Bringing me glasses of cold nectar is what they would do, and cranking up the air conditioner.
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His light is not just a depiction of nature, but nature with the volume cranked up very loud.
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My sisters cranked thoughts like Univacs.
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She pushed a button, cranking the bed to a more upright position.
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Tam cranked up the top wire and tied it off at the post.
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That means cranking up right now.
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The 1. 8T Quattro would crank just fine, seemingly ready to roll.
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The door behind her cranked open.