ALL meanings of crank out
crank out
C c - phrasal verb crank out If you say that a company or person cranks out a quantity of similar things, you mean they produce them quickly, in the same way, and are usually implying that the things are not original or are of poor quality. 3
- noun crank out to produce at a steady and prolific rate 3
- noun crank out Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc. 1
- noun crank out Informal. an ill-tempered, grouchy person. 1
- noun crank out an unbalanced person who is overzealous in the advocacy of a private cause. 1
- noun crank out an eccentric or whimsical notion. 1
- noun crank out a strikingly clever turn of speech or play on words. 1
- noun crank out Archaic. a bend; turn. 1
- noun crank out Slang. the nasal decongestant propylhexedrine, used illicitly for its euphoric effects. 1
- noun crank out Automotive Slang. a crankshaft. 1
- verb with object crank out to bend into or make in the shape of a crank. 1
- verb with object crank out to furnish with a crank. 1
- verb with object crank out Machinery. to rotate (a shaft) by means of a crank. 1
- verb with object crank out to start (an internal-combustion engine) by turning the crankshaft manually or by means of a small motor. 1
- verb with object crank out to start the engine of (a motor vehicle) by turning the crankshaft manually. 1
- verb without object crank out to turn a crank, as in starting an automobile engine. 1
- verb without object crank out Obsolete. to turn and twist; zigzag. 1
- adjective crank out unstable; shaky; unsteady. 1
- adjective crank out of, relating to, or by an unbalanced or overzealous person: a crank phone call; crank mail. 1
- adjective crank out British Dialect. cranky1 (def 5). 1
- verb crank out (Idiomatic) To produce in large volumes mechanically or as if by machine. 0