crank up

Verb crank up has 2 senses

• crank up(v = verb.motion) crank - start by cranking; "crank up the engine"
is one way to start, start up
Sample sentence:
These cars won't crank up

• crank up(v = verb.contact) crank - rotate with a crank;
is one way to circumvolve, rotate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something