crank up

En français : monter

1. To start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking. · Let's crank up the old motorcycle and take it for a spin.
2. To muster up the mental energy to do something.
3. To prepare (something). (slang)
4. To increase, as the volume, power or energy of something. · He cranked up the volume to 11.
5. To describe in praiseworthy terms; to promote.
6. To inject heroin. (intransitive, slang)