crank out

verb

cranked out; cranking out; cranks out

transitive verb

: to produce especially in a mechanical manner

crank out a manuscript

Examples of crank out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Grocery stores have been filled with people and even the slopes, kept snowy with machines that crank out the white fluffy stuff, are still drawing crowds. —Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026

See real photos The courthouses of lower Manhattan sit among numerous government buildings − including the city's Marriage Bureau, which cranks out a wedding ceremony every 15 minutes or so. —Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026

As Europop blasts from the speakers, the dancer performs cartwheels and backflips in the general vicinity of the robot, which at one point drops to the floor to crank out some push-ups. —James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025

Well, the contemporary Christian music (CCM) genre just keeps cranking out quality Christmas albums year after year. —Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for crank out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout