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CRANK OUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crank out mean?
• CRANK OUT (verb)
The verb CRANK OUT has 1 sense:
1. produce in a routine or monotonous manner
Familiarity information: CRANK OUT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Produce in a routine or monotonous manner
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
crank out; grind out
Context example:
We have to crank out publications in order to receive funding
Hypernyms (to "crank out" is one way to...):
bring forth; produce (bring forth or yield)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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