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Crane
(kr/eI/n
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noun (n)
- a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix(noun.object)source: wordnet30
- lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world(noun.animal)source: wordnet30
- A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and neck.(noun)source: webster1913
- Any arm which swings about a vertical axis at one end, used for supporting a suspended weight.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- stretch (the neck) so as to see better(verb.body)Example:
The women craned their necks to see the President drive by.
source: wordnet30 - To cause to rise; to raise or lift, as by a crane; -- with up.(verb)source: webster1913
- to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap.(verb)source: webster1913
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