Idiom idiom
crank out
Meaning
To produce in large volumes mechanically or as if by machine.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She can crank out ten reports an hour.”
“The factory cranks out thousands of toys every day for the holiday rush.”
“During his most prolific period, the novelist would crank out three chapters before lunch, as if possessed by some tireless mechanical force.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026