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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cra•dle /ˈkreɪdəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -dled, -dling. n. [countable] - Furniturea small bed for an infant:She rocked the baby gently in the cradle.
- the place where something develops or grows in its early years: Boston is the cradle of the American Revolution.
- Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunicationsa support for objects placed horizontally, such as the support for the receiver of a telephone.
v. [~ + object] - to hold gently or protectively:cradled the little puppy in her arms.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cra•dle (krād′l),USA pronunciation n., v., -dled, -dling. n. - Furniturea small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunicationsany of various supports for objects set horizontally, as the support for the handset of a telephone.
- the place where anything is nurtured during its early existence:Boston was the cradle of the American Revolution.
- [Agric.]
- Agriculturea frame of wood with a row of long curved teeth projecting above and parallel to a scythe, for laying grain in bunches as it is cut.
- Agriculturea scythe together with the cradle in which it is set.
- Winea wire or wicker basket used to hold a wine bottle in a more or less horizontal position while the wine is being served.
- Military[Artillery.]the part of a gun carriage on which a recoiling gun slides.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa landing platform for ferryboats, rolling on inclined tracks to facilitate loading and unloading at different water levels.
- Aeronauticsa docklike structure in which a rigid or semirigid airship is built or is supported during inflation.
- Automotivecreeper (def. 5).
- [Naut.]
- Nauticala shaped support for a boat, cast, etc.;
chock. - Nauticaltruss (def. 9).
- [Shipbuilding.]
- Naval Termsa moving framework on which a hull slides down the ways when launched.
- Naval Termsa built-up form on which plates of irregular form are shaped.
- Medicinea frame that prevents the bedclothes from touching an injured part of a bedridden patient.
- Mininga box on rockers for washing sand or gravel to separate gold or other heavy metal.
- Printingan engraver's tool for laying mezzotint grounds.
- [Painting.]a structure of wooden strips attached to the back of a panel, used as a support and to prevent warping.
- rob the cradle, [Informal.]to marry, court, or date a person much younger than oneself.
v.t. - to hold gently or protectively.
- to place or rock in or as in an infant's cradle.
- to nurture during infancy.
- to receive or hold as a cradle.
- to cut (grain) with a cradle.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto place (a vessel) on a cradle.
- Miningto wash (sand or gravel) in a cradle;
rock. - [Painting.]to support (a panel) with a cradle.
v.i. - to lie in or as if in a cradle.
- to cut grain with a cradle scythe.
- bef. 1000; Middle English cradel, Old English cradol; akin to Old High German cratto basket
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged birthplace, fountain, font, wellspring.
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