I. crank something ↔ up phrasal verb informal ( see also ↑ crank )
to make the sound of something, especially music, louder:
We cranked up the volume.
II. crank 2 BrE AmE ( also crank up ) verb [transitive]
to make something move by turning a crank:
Try cranking the engine.
crank something ↔ out phrasal verb
to produce a lot of something very quickly:
He cranked out three novels last year.
crank something ↔ up phrasal verb informal
to make the sound of something, especially music, louder:
We cranked up the volume.