cranking
Winding something up
Cranking is the present participle of crank, covering both literal and figurative turning motions.
To crank an engine is to start it by rotating a shaft, originally by hand but now typically with an electric starter.
If you crank out work, you produce it steadily and mechanically: The studio was cranking out three films a year.
Cranking up the volume or intensity means increasing it, often dramatically.
In slang, cranking can mean performing at high energy or moving fast.
Starting combustion process
- engineMachine producing motion
- starterInitiator of action
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- sparkTiny fiery particle
kickstart · choke · carburetor · motorcycle · key · turnover · solenoid · compression
Toothed rotating machine parts
- pulleyGrooved wheel for rope
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- winchDrum-and-cable lifting mechanism
- sprocketToothed wheel for chains
flywheel · camshaft · ratchet · handle · rotation · torque · shaft · spindle
Shaping by cutting away
- cutbackPlanned reduction in spending
- turningAct of rotating
- trimRemove unwanted edges
- railHorizontal support bar
snapping · power · spray · face · generating · speed · drive · backside
Molar action sometimes
- pushingApplying force to move
- strugglingExperiencing serious difficulty
- toilingWorking strenuously, exhaustingly
- laboringWorking strenuously
persevering · straining · sweating · exertion · slugging · powering · forcing · heaving
Unsteady from shock
- retrieveGet something back
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- castingShaping through liquid form
- dragResistance through fluid
spool · line · reel · trolling · jigging · fighting · landing · rod
What something generates
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- producingMaking or generating
- churningAgitated circular motion
- volumeAmount of space filled
assembly · quota · units · widgets · productivity · throughput · mass-production · overtime
ignition
Starting combustion process
spark · kickstart · choke · carburetor · motorcycle · key · turnover · solenoid · compression · alternator
gears
Toothed rotating machine parts
sprocket · flywheel · camshaft · ratchet · handle · rotation · torque · shaft · spindle · cogwheel
carving
Shaping by cutting away
rail · snapping · power · spray · face · generating · speed · drive · backside · frontside
grinding
Molar action sometimes
- pushingApplying force to move
- strugglingExperiencing serious difficulty
- toilingWorking strenuously, exhaustingly
laboring · persevering · straining · sweating · exertion · slugging · powering · forcing · heaving · churning
reeling
Unsteady from shock
drag · spool · line · reel · trolling · jigging · fighting · landing · rod · angling
output
What something generates
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- producingMaking or generating
- churningAgitated circular motion
volume · assembly · quota · units · widgets · productivity · throughput · mass-production · overtime · pumping
volume
Amount of space filled
playlist · blasting · tunes · radio · amplifier · subwoofer · beats · jamming · headphones · boombox
- winch operationshoisting, hauling, pulling, reeling, spooling
- hand actionsgrabbing, grasping, gripping, holding, pinching
- Human-Powered Motionrowing, paddling, pedaling, pushing, pulling
- machine soundshumming, buzzing, whirring, clanking, grinding
- repetitive motionsswaying, rocking, bobbing, swinging, bouncing
- tighteningtensing, clamping, cinching, tensioning, grip
crankingpushing
Applying force to move
pulling · linear motion · pressing · sliding · thrusting
crankingshutting down
Ending operation or activity
stalling · killing · turning off · dying · switching off
- cranking upIntensifying or increasing sharply