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- verb To
start something mechanical, an act that often used to involvecranking . - verb idiomatic To
increase , as thevolume ,power orenergy of something.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb start by cranking
- verb rotate with a crank
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