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