Cranking

Synonyms for "cranking" (25 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (5)

Strong matches (8)

Noun(8 words)

Related words (12)

Noun(10 words)
intensifymanually poweredpedalingpower upramp upramping uprotationstartsurgingturning
Adverb(1 words)
Verb(1 words)
turn the wheels

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

11 entries
activategrowthgrowth descriptorincreaseintensifymanual operationmechanical actionmechanical descriptoroperateoperationprocess descriptor

More specific

14 entries
crank-operatedcrankshaft rotationdosage increaseengine crankinggenerator crankinghand crank starthand-crankedmachine crankingoutput rampproduction boostproduction rampingrampingstimulus escalationsurging

Collocations

13 entries
crank handlecrank mechanismcrank-operated mechanismcranking noisecranking speedcranking volumecrankshaftcrankshaft rotationengine crankinghand crankhand-cranked devicemanual crankstarting crank

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

11 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

An office machine is cranking out a stream of documents.

Source: tatoeba (263803)

There are torches that do not need batteries. Some are charged by shaking them, some by cranking a handle and others by repeatedly pressing a lever.

Source: tatoeba (3615749)

However, in a small fraction of people who have been infected for a couple of years, their immune systems learn to recognize the viral mutations, cranking out “broadly neutralizing antibodies” that naturally block HIV in its many disguises.

Source: tatoeba (11142378)

The engine temperature warning lamp should illuminate when the starter button is depressed. Do not depress Engine Start button for more than 15 seconds with two minute intervals between crankings.

Source: wiktionary

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