Used in a Sentence

cranked

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cranked.

Editorial note

My guess is that Apple wants faster locking GPS because faster locking means less time with antennas cranked up using power.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Formed with, or having, a bend or crank.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cranked gathered in one view.

adjective

Formed with, or having, a bend or crank.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cranked.

adjective

Formed with, or having, a bend or crank.

Example sentences

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My guess is that Apple wants faster locking GPS because faster locking means less time with antennas cranked up using power.

2

And to make it worse, the cranked radio made it hard for the tester to communicate with the hackers.

3

According to the paper they haven't done nothing, they cranked out a half-assed fix for the keychain issue specifically for iCloud.

4

To start they've already cranked up the total number of games that appear on TV.

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Clearly a lot of customers will have blindly cranked their s3cur1ty bar to 11.

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> My guess is that Apple wants faster locking GPS because faster locking means less time with antennas cranked up using power.

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New drivetrains would be tried, including electric motors powered by gas turbine-cranked generators.

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It's a neat mechanic but they might have cranked the lever too hard.

9

Well in the video it used a temperature probe to detect when the meat was done, then it cranked up the heat to brown.

10

We cranked up Slack for my team of 15 devs, but since we are co-located it didn't add any value.

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Before sprints, people still came in every day and cranked out code.

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I cranked its speed and sensitivity up to max and trained myself to adapt to it.

Quote examples

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Then he wrote it up in his notation for "circumscription", cranked the notation, and the answer came out.

2

Metrics like "jobs created" get cranked out of some model based on dollars invested.

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If you think that's bad, have a look at TVTropes, which is basically Wikipedia's "In Popular Culture" cranked Up To Eleven and turned into its own separate encyclopedia.

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Where possible or appropriate, all tests that can be parameterized ("cranked up") to where failure, at least, is unambiguous are so parameterized and controllable from the command line.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use cranked in a sentence?

My guess is that Apple wants faster locking GPS because faster locking means less time with antennas cranked up using power.

What does cranked mean?

Formed with, or having, a bend or crank.

What part of speech is cranked?

cranked is commonly used as adjective.