Crane

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

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crane [kreɪn] n → grue f

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

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crane [kreɪn] n → Kran m;

(bird) → Kranich m

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

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crane [kreɪn] n → gru f inv

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