Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In cutting tools, the hollowing out of the tool immediately behind the cutting edge.
- noun The operation of turning a crank, specifically in order to start an internal-combustion motor, as in a motor-car.
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- verb Present participle of
crank .
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Examples
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When our critique group holds two-week challenges where we set our own personal daily word count goals, I find I am most consistent in cranking out the words.
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If networks like the Sci Fi Channel, or whatever they are calling themselves, continue to see some monetary value in cranking out low budget dreck then there will always be more of that than quality sci fi.
Reader Challenge: Is A Successful Star Trek Reboot Good For Science Fiction? 2009
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The difficulty in cranking out more law school graduates is that law students are expensive to educate.
Access to Legal Services: Lessons from the Medical Profession (Part 1 of 3) : Law is Cool 2009
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When you begin cranking numbers, it makes sense to remember that when you put garbage in, you get garbage out! —
The iTunes Store: Profit Machine - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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I don't mean to suggest that writers should begin cranking out polemics.
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However, how the term "cranking" - British slang for somebody is crying and wanking at the same time - can be used in any sort of tribute is a bit beyond us.
! Exclaim.ca - News 2010
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I’ve never believed in cranking choke tubes into the muzzle super-tight, but I do make sure they are firmly seated, then I nervously check them periodically during a day in the field or at the range.
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Soulja Boy's instructional video on how to "Crank That" inspired a dance craze which had everyone "cranking," including Santa, a children's ballet class and "Kosha Boy."
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We've got, this is all from the storm that brought the tornadoes to Oklahoma, throughout the southeast, now it's kind of cranking itself up across parts of the northeast.
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So, you know, are you really kind of cranking up the momentum of trying to reintroduce yourself to a lot of folks who don't, you know, who don't consider you a front-runner even though you're maybe the front-runner in terms of fund-raising?
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