Phrasal Verb


A group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word separately.


Phrasal Verb:
crank something up

Meaning / Example:

1. to get a machine or a process started. (Alludes to turning the starting crank of an early automobile.)
> Please crank the machinery so the workers can start working.

2. to increase the volume of an electronic device.
> He cranked it up a little more and CRACK, there went both speakers!


Next >>

A phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or adverb or both and that functions as a verb whose meaning is different from the combined meanings of the individual words

A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
#
Phrasal Verb
Meaning
Example