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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024crane /kreɪn/USA pronunciation n., v., craned, cran•ing. n. [countable] - Birdsa large wading bird with long legs, bill, and neck.
- Mechanical Engineeringa large device for lifting and moving very heavy objects.
v. - to stretch (the neck) as a crane does, esp. to see better: [no object]She craned to see what had stopped the cars ahead.[~ + object]He craned his neck to see who was ahead of him.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024crane (krān),USA pronunciation n., v., craned, cran•ing. n. - Birdsany large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Birds(not used scientifically) any of various similar birds of other families, as the great blue heron.
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]a device for lifting and moving heavy weights in suspension.
- any of various similar devices, as a horizontally swinging arm by a fireplace, used for suspending pots over the fire.
- Cinema, Radio and Television[Motion Pictures, Television.]a vehicle having a long boom on which a camera can be mounted for taking shots from high angles.
- [Naut.]any of a number of supports for a boat or spare spar on the deck or at the side of a vessel.
- (cap.) [Astron.]the constellation Grus.
v.t. - Mechanical Engineeringto hoist, lower, or move by or as by a crane.
- to stretch (the neck) as a crane does.
v.i. - to stretch out one's neck, esp. to see better.
- to hesitate at danger, difficulty, etc.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English cran; cognate with German Kran, Greek géranos
Crane (krān),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical (Harold) Hart, 1899–1932, U.S. poet.
- Biographical Stephen, 1871–1900, U.S. novelist, poet, and short-story writer.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: crane /kreɪn/ n - any large long-necked long-legged wading bird of the family Gruidae, inhabiting marshes and plains in most parts of the world except South America, New Zealand, and Indonesia: order Gruiformes
See also demoiselle - (not in ornithological use) any similar bird, such as a heron
- a device for lifting and moving heavy objects, typically consisting of a moving boom, beam, or gantry from which lifting gear is suspended
See also gantry - a large trolley carrying a boom, on the end of which is mounted a camera
vb - (transitive) to lift or move (an object) by or as if by a crane
- to stretch out (esp the neck), as to see over other people's heads
- (intransitive) (of a horse) to pull up short before a jump
Etymology: Old English cran; related to Middle High German krane, Latin grūs, Greek géranos Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Crane /kreɪn/ n - (Harold) Hart. 1899–1932, US poet; author of The Bridge (1930)
- Stephen. 1871–1900, US novelist and short-story writer, noted particularly for his novel The Red Badge of Courage (1895)
- Walter. 1845–1915, British painter, illustrator of children's books, and designer of textiles and wallpaper
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