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- [kreyn]
- /kreɪn/
- /kreɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kreyn]
- /kreɪn/
Definitions of crane word
- countable noun crane A crane is a large machine that moves heavy things by lifting them in the air. 3
- countable noun crane A crane is a kind of large bird with a long neck and long legs. 3
- verb crane If you crane your neck or head, you stretch your neck in a particular direction in order to see or hear something better. 3
- noun crane 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 3
- noun crane any similar bird, such as a heron 3
- noun crane a device for lifting and moving heavy objects, typically consisting of a moving boom, beam, or gantry from which lifting gear is suspended 3
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Origin of crane
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English cran; cognate with German Kran, Greek géranos
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Parts of speech for Crane
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crane popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crane
verb crane
- prolong — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
- last — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- widen — Make or become wider.
- stretch — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- boost — If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
Antonyms for crane
verb crane
- shorten — to make short or shorter.
- narrow — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- restrict — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
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