crank out

Definition of Crank Out in English :

1. crank out, grind out

produce in a routine or monotonous manner

Example Sentences:
'We have to crank out publications in order to receive funding'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Crank Out

Informal

to produce at a steady and prolific rate

used to suggest automatic or machinelike production

an author who cranks out bestsellers

n.

1. A device for transmitting rotary motion, consisting of a handle or arm attached at right angles to a shaft.

2. A clever turn of speech; a verbal conceit: quips and cranks.

3. A peculiar or eccentric idea or action.

4. Informal

a. A grouchy person.

b. An eccentric person, especially one who is unduly zealous.

5. Slang Methamphetamine.

v. cranked, crank·ing, cranks

v.tr.

1.

a. To start or operate (an engine, for example) by or as if by turning a handle.

b. To move or operate (a window, for example) by or as if by turning a handle.

2. To make into the shape of a crank; bend.

3. To provide with a handle that is used in turning.

v.intr.

1. To turn a handle.

2. To wind in a zigzagging course.

adj.

Of, being, or produced by an eccentric person: a crank letter; a crank phone call.