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crane
(krān)n.
1.
a. Any of various large wading birds of the family Gruidae, having a long neck, long legs, and a long bill.
b. A similar bird, such as a heron.
2. A machine for hoisting and moving heavy objects by means of cables attached to a movable boom.
3. Any of various devices with a swinging arm, as in a fireplace for suspending a pot.
v. craned, cran·ing, cranes
v.tr.
1. To hoist or move with or as if with a crane.
2. To strain and stretch (the neck, for example) in order to see better.
v.intr.
1. To stretch one's neck toward something for a better view.
2. To be irresolute; hesitate.
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crane
(kreɪn)n
1. (Animals) 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 demoiselle1, whooping crane
2. (Animals) (not in ornithological use) any similar bird, such as a heron
3. (Mechanical Engineering) 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
4. (Film) films a large trolley carrying a boom, on the end of which is mounted a camera
vb
5. (Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to lift or move (an object) by or as if by a crane
6. to stretch out (esp the neck), as to see over other people's heads
7. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (intr) (of a horse) to pull up short before a jump
[Old English cran; related to Middle High German krane, Latin grūs, Greek géranos]
Crane
(kreɪn)n
1. (Biography) (Harold) Hart. 1899–1932, US poet; author of The Bridge (1930)
2. (Biography) Stephen. 1871–1900, US novelist and short-story writer, noted particularly for his novel The Red Badge of Courage (1895)
3. (Biography) Walter. 1845–1915, British painter, illustrator of children's books, and designer of textiles and wallpaper
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crane
(kreɪn)n., v. craned, cran•ing. n.
1. any of various large wading birds of the family Gruidae, with long legs, bill, and neck.
2. (not used scientifically) any of various similar birds of other families, as the great blue heron.
3. a device for lifting and moving heavy weights in suspension.
4. a similar device used by a fireplace for suspending pots over the fire.
5. a vehicle having a long boom on which a television or motion-picture camera can be mounted for taking shots from high angles.
v.t. 6. to stretch (the neck) as a crane does.
v.i. 7. to stretch out one's neck, esp. to see better.
8. to hesitate at danger, difficulty, etc.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English cran, c. Middle Low German crān, Old High German krano; akin to Latin grūs, Greek géranos]
Crane
(kreɪn)n.
1. (Harold) Hart, 1899–1932, U.S. poet.
2. Stephen, 1871–1900, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
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crane
Past participle: craned
Gerund: craning
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| Noun | 1. |  Crane - United States writer (1871-1900) |
| 2. | Crane - United States poet (1899-1932) | |
| 3. | Crane - a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix | |
| 4. | crane - lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis davit - a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat) derrick - a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom lifting device - a device for lifting heavy loads transporter - a crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships | |
| 5. | crane - large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world wader, wading bird - any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food family Gruidae, Gruidae - cranes Grus americana, whooper, whooping crane - rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call | |
| Verb | 1. | crane - stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by" |
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[kreɪn]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
crane
(krein) noun a machine with a long arm and a chain, for raising heavy weights. grúa
verb to stretch out (the neck, to see round or over something). He craned his neck in order to see round the corner.estirar
ˈcrane-driver noun a person operating a crane. operario de grúa
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