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, Stephen 1871-1900.

American writer whose works include The Red Badge of Courage (1895) and the short story "The Open Boat" (1898).

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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

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crane

n crane [krein]

a machine with a long arm and a chain, for raising heavy weights. hyskraan رافِعَـه، مِرْفـاع кран jeřáb kran der Kran γερανός grúa kraana جرثقیل nostokurki grue עֲגוֹרָן क्रेन dizalica daru derek krani gru クレーン 기중기 kranas, gervė celtnis kren hijskraan kran żuraw guindaste ma­cara (грузо)подъёмный кран žeriav žerjav kran lyftkran ปั้นจั่นยกของหนัก vinç 起重機 підіймальний кран كرين، دمكلا cần 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. uitrek يَرْفَعُ، يَمُدُّ عُنُقَـه проточвам natahovat (krk) strække sich den Hals verrenken τεντώνω estirar (el cuello) õieli ajama گردن خود را دراز کردن kurkottaa tendre (le cou) לִמתוֹח אֶת הַצַווָאר गरदन निकालना protegnuti kinyújt(ja a nyakát) menjulurkan teygja álkuna allungare 伸ばす (목을) 길게 빼다 ištiesti staipīt (kaklu) menjenguk uitstrekken strekke, vri halsen av ledd (for å se) wyciągać esticar a-şi întinde (gâtul) вытягивать (шею) natiahnuť stegovati istezati sträcka på ชะเง้อ uzatmak 伸(頸) витягати шию گردن اٹ‍ھ‍ا کر دیک‍ھ‍نا vươn cổ 伸（颈）

n crane-driver

a person operating a crane. hyskraandrywer مُشَغِّل الرّافِعَـه кранист jeřábník kranfører der Kranführer οδηγός γερανού operario de grúa kraanajuht راننده جرثقیل nosturinkuljettaja grutier/-ière מַפעִיל עֲגוֹרָן क्रेन चालक vozač dizalice darus operator derek kranastjóri gruista クレーン操作係 kranininkas celtņa vadītājs pengendali kren- kraanbestuurder kranfører operator dźwigu condutor de guindaste macaragiu крановщик žeriavnik, -čka žerjavovodja kranista lyftkransförare ผู้บังคับปั้นจั่น vinç operatörü 起重機司機 кранівник كرين چلانيوالا thợ lái cẩu 起重机司机