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Definition of 'CRANE' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) crane
any of various large wading birds of the family Gruidae, with long legs, bill, and neck.

2.  crane
(not used scientifically) any of various similar birds of other families, as the great blue heron.

3.  crane
a device for lifting and moving heavy weights in suspension.

4.  crane
a similar device used by a fireplace for suspending pots over the fire.

5.  crane
a vehicle having a long boom on which a television or motion-picture camera can be mounted for taking shots from high angles.

6. (v.t.) crane
to stretch (the neck) as a crane does.

7. (v.i.) crane
to stretch out one's neck, esp. to see better.

8.  crane
to hesitate at danger, difficulty, etc.

9. (n.) Crane
(Harold) Hart, 1899–1932, U.S. poet.

10.  Crane
Stephen, 1871–1900, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.


Definition of 'CRANE' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Crane, Stephen Crane
United States writer (1871-1900)

2. (noun) Crane, Hart Crane, Harold Hart Crane
United States poet (1899-1932)

3. (noun) Grus, Crane
a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix

4. (noun) crane
lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis

5. (verb) crane
large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world

6. (verb) crane, stretch out
stretch (the neck) so as to see better
"The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"


Definition of 'CRANE' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) crane
a tall piece of equipment for moving large things
***The crane lifted the car.

2.  crane
a water bird with long legs and neck
***a crane wading in the shallow water


Definition of 'CRANE' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) CRANE
a measure for fresh herrings, -- as many as will fill a barrel

2. (noun) CRANE
a wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and neck

3. (noun) CRANE
a machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and, while holding them suspended, transporting them through a limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the neck of a crane See Illust. of Derrick

4. (noun) CRANE
an iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over a fire

5. (noun) CRANE
a siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask

6. (noun) CRANE
a forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See Crotch, 2

7. (verb) CRANE
to cause to rise; to raise or lift, as by a crane; -- with up

8. (verb) CRANE
to stretch, as a crane stretches its neck; as, to crane the neck disdainfully

9. (verb) CRANE
to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap


Translation of 'CRANE' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a machine with a long arm and a chain, for raising heavy weights.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: hyskraan Arabic flag Arabic: رافِعَـه، مِرْفـاع Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: кран
Brazilian flag Brazilian: guindaste Czech flag Czech: jeřáb German flag German: der Kran
Danish flag Danish: kran Greek flag Greek: γερανός Spanish flag Spanish: grúa
Estonian flag Estonian: kraana Farsi flag Farsi: جرثقیل Finnish flag Finnish: nosturi
French flag French: grue Hebrew flag Hebrew: עֲגוֹרָן Hindi flag Hindi: क्रेन
Croatian flag Croatian: dizalica Hungarian flag Hungarian: daru Indonesian flag Indonesian: derek
Icelandic flag Icelandic: krani Italian flag Italian: gru Japanese flag Japanese: クレーン
Korean flag Korean: 크레인 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: kranas, gervė Latvian flag Latvian: celtnis
Malay flag Malay: kren Dutch flag Dutch: hijskraan Norwegian flag Norwegian: kran
Polish flag Polish: żuraw Persian flag Persian: جرثقیل Pashto flag Pashto: جرثقیل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: guindaste Romanian flag Romanian: ma­cara Russian flag Russian: (грузо)подъёмный кран
Slovak flag Slovak: žeriav Slovenian flag Slovenian: žerjav Serbian flag Serbian: kran
Swedish flag Swedish: lyftkran Thai flag Thai: ปั้นจั่นยกของหนัก Turkish flag Turkish: vinç
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 起重機 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: підіймальний кран Urdu flag Urdu: كرين، دمكلا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: cần cẩu Chinese flag Chinese: 起重机

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