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Crane  (krn), (Harold) Hart 1899-1932.

American poet whose works, including The Bridge (1930), celebrate America's cultural past, present, and future.

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crane  (krn)

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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[Middle English, from Old English cran; see ger-² in Indo-European roots.]

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crane

Noun

1. a machine for lifting and moving heavy objects, usually by suspending them from a movable projecting arm

2. a large wading bird with a long neck and legs

Verb

[craning, craned]

to stretch out (the neck) in order to see something [Old English cran]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Crane - United States writer (1871-1900)     Stephen Crane
	2.	Crane - United States poet (1899-1932) Harold Hart Crane, Hart Crane
	3.	Crane - a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix Grus
	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" stretch out stretch, extend - extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"

Translations

crane [kreɪn] n (TECH) → grúa;

(bird) → grulla

vt, vi to crane forward;

to crane one's neck → estirar el cuello

crane [kreɪn] n → grue f

vt, vi to crane forward, to crane one's neck → allonger le cou

crane [kreɪn] n → Kran m;

(bird) → Kranich m

vt to crane one's neck → den Hals recken vi to crane forward → den Hals recken

crane [kreɪn] n → gru f inv

vt, vi to crane forward, to crane one's neck → allungare il collo

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crane

n crane [krein]

a machine with a long arm and a chain, for raising heavy weights. hyskraanرافِعَـه، مِرْفـاعкранjeřábkrander Kranγερανόςgrúakraanaجرثقیلnostokurkigrueעֲגוֹרָןक्रेनdizalicadaruderekkranigruクレーン기중기kranas, gervėceltniskrenhijskraankranżurawguindastema­cara(грузо)подъёмный кранžeriavžerjavkranlyftkranปั้นจั่นยกของหนักvinç起重機підіймальний кранكرين، دمكلاcần cẩu起重机

v

to stretch out (the neck, to see round or over something) He craned his neck in order to see round the corner.uitrekيَرْفَعُ، يَمُدُّ عُنُقَـهпроточвамnatahovat (krk)strækkesich den Hals verrenkenτεντώνωestirar (el cuello)õieli ajamaگردن خود را دراز کردنkurkottaatendre (le cou)לִמתוֹח אֶת הַצַווָארगरदन निकालनाprotegnutikinyújt(ja a nyakát)menjulurkanteygja álkunaallungare伸ばす(목을) 길게 빼다ištiestistaipīt (kaklu)menjengukuitstrekkenstrekke, vri halsen av ledd (for å se)wyciągaćesticara-şi întinde (gâtul)вытягивать (шею)natiahnuťstegovatiistezatisträcka påชะเง้อuzatmak伸(頸)витягати шиюگردن اٹ‍ھ‍ا کر دیک‍ھ‍ناvươn cổ伸（颈）

n ˈcrane-driver

a person operating a crane. hyskraandrywerمُشَغِّل الرّافِعَـهкранистjeřábníkkranførerder Kranführerοδηγός γερανούoperario de grúakraanajuhtراننده جرثقیلnosturinkuljettajagrutier/-ièreמַפעִיל עֲגוֹרָןक्रेन चालकvozač dizalicedarusoperator derekkranastjórigruistaクレーン操作係kranininkasceltņa vadītājspengendali kren-kraanbestuurderkranføreroperator dźwigucondutor de guindastemacaragiuкрановщикžeriavnik, -čkažerjavovodjakranistalyftkransförareผู้บังคับปั้นจั่นvinç operatörü起重機司機кранівникكرين چلانيوالاthợ lái cẩu起重机司机