Crank up
Crank up verb - To cause to function.
Usage example: crank up the CD player so we can dance
Fire
Fire verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Combine her 25% daze ability with a Hellfire, crank up the damage and fire rate, then give her maxed out Phasewalk time, regenerating health during Phasewalk, and get the perk that cuts six seconds off your cooldown with each kill and reduces damage taken immediately after coming out of Phasewalk.
Source: Game Breaker / Borderlands
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