ALL meanings of crane
crane
C c - 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
- noun crane a large trolley carrying a boom, on the end of which is mounted a camera 3
- verb crane to lift or move (an object) by or as if by a crane 3
- verb crane to stretch out (esp the neck), as to see over other people's heads 3
- verb crane (of a horse) to pull up short before a jump 3
- noun crane (Harold) Hart. 1899–1932, US poet; author of The Bridge (1930) 3
- noun crane Stephen. 1871–1900, US novelist and short-story writer, noted particularly for his novel The Red Badge of Courage (1895) 3
- noun crane Walter. 1845–1915, British painter, illustrator of children's books, and designer of textiles and wallpaper 3
- noun crane (Harold) Hart1899-1932; U.S. poet 3
- noun crane Stephen1871-1900; U.S. novelist & short-story writer 3
- noun crane any of a family (Gruidae) of usually large gruiform wading birds with very long legs and neck, and a long, straight bill 3
- noun crane any of various unrelated birds, as herons and storks 3
- noun crane any of various machines for lifting or moving heavy weights by means of a movable projecting arm or a horizontal beam traveling on an overhead support 3
- noun crane any device with a swinging arm fixed on a vertical axis 3
- verb transitive crane to raise or move with a crane 3
- verb transitive crane to stretch (the neck) as a crane does, as in straining to see over something 3
- noun crane A large, tall machine used for moving heavy objects, typically by suspending them from a projecting arm or beam. 1
- noun crane (Harold) Hart, 1899–1932, U.S. poet. 1
- noun crane Stephen, 1871–1900, U.S. novelist, poet, and short-story writer. 1
- verb with object crane to hoist, lower, or move by or as by a crane. 1
- verb with object crane to stretch (the neck) as a crane does. 1
- verb without object crane to stretch out one's neck, especially to see better. 1
- verb without object crane to hesitate at danger, difficulty, etc. 1
- noun crane bird 1
- noun crane apparatus for lifting 1
- noun crane camera platform 1
- transitive verb crane neck: stretch 1
- transitive verb crane move: by crane 1
- noun crane A large bird of the order Gruiformes and the family Gruidae having long legs and a long neck which it extends when flying. 0
- noun crane (US, dialect) Ardea herodias, the great blue heron. 0
- noun crane A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes. 0
- noun crane An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace for supporting kettles etc. over the fire. 0
- noun crane A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask. 0
- noun crane (nautical) A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc.; generally used in pairs. 0
- verb crane (Transitive Verb) To extend (one's neck). 0
- verb crane (Transitive Verb) To raise or lower with, or as if with, a crane. 0