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Crane

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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.

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.

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

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.CraneCrane - 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
Grus americana, whooper, whooping crane - rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call
Verb1.crane - stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"
stretch, extend - extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"
Translations
Spanish crane [kreɪn] n (TECH) → grúa;
(bird) → grulla
vt, vi to crane forward;
to crane one's neck → estirar el cuello

French crane [kreɪn] ngrue f
vt, vi to crane forward, to crane one's neck → allonger le cou

German crane [kreɪn] nKran m;
(bird) → Kranich m
vt to crane one's neck → den Hals recken vi to crane forward → den Hals recken

Italian crane [kreɪn] ngru f inv
vt, vi to crane forward, to crane one's neck → allungare il collo

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Probably in Crane also there was a subdued excitement just then; anyhow, in one flash he had drawn his own sword and parried; and then suddenly, to the surprise of everyone, Bulmer's weapon seemed to spring out of his hand into the air and rolled away on the ringing ice.
The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person.
The three travelers approached the orifice of the enormous cast-iron tube, and a crane let them down to the conical top of the projectile.
 
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