Not many musicians are able to 'crank out' an album in just six months.
He 'cranked' [='turned'] the steering wheel quickly to the left.
He was dismissed as a 'crank' until his article was published.
(..) we destroyed in Dallas. He's there now. Someone tipped him. Who? - Kurtzweil, we think. - No-one believes Kurtzweil. Or his books. He's a crank. Mulder believes him. - Then Kurtzweil must be removed. - As must Mulder. Kill Mulder... we take the risk of turning one man's quest into a crusade. (..)1998 The X Files