cranks up
Turns the dial
To crank up is to increase intensity, volume, or power—originally by turning a crank handle, now usually figurative: Crank up the music, They're cranking up production.
It can also mean to start or get going: Let's crank up the grill.
The phrase suggests effort and energy being applied to amplify something.
- activateCause to function
- increaseGrowth in amount
- turn onCause to operate
- turns upArrives or emerges
- escalateIncrease in severity
elevate · augment · raise · power up · amplify · intensify · full blast · enhance · accelerate · step on the gas · engine · boost · heighten · spark · energize · pumps up · ignite · ramp up
cranks upturns down
Declines or reduces
mutes · lowers · silences · dials down · reduces
cranks upreduces
Makes less in quantity
decreases · lowers · dials back · scales down · cuts back
cranks upshuts down
Stops functioning completely
powers down · switches off · winds down · slows down · eases up