crane
[ kreyn ]
/ kreɪn /
noun
verb (used with object), craned, cran·ing.
to hoist, lower, or move by or as by a crane.
to stretch (the neck) as a crane does.
verb (used without object), craned, cran·ing.
to stretch out one's neck, especially to see better.
to hesitate at danger, difficulty, etc.
Origin of crane
before 1000; Middle English; Old English
cran; cognate with German
Kran, Greek
géranos
Words nearby crane
cranborne money,
cranbrook,
crance iron,
cranch,
crandall,
crane,
crane fly,
cranesbill,
cranford,
crani-,
craniad
Definition for crane (2 of 2)
Crane
[ kreyn ]
/ kreɪn /
noun
(Harold) Hart,1899–1932,
U.S. poet.
Stephen,1871–1900,
U.S. novelist, poet, and short-story writer.
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British Dictionary definitions for crane (1 of 2)
crane
/ (kreɪn) /
noun
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 demoiselle (def. 1), whooping crane
(not in ornithological use)
any similar bird, such as a heron
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
films
a large trolley carrying a boom, on the end of which is mounted a camera
verb
Word Origin for crane
Old English
cran; related to Middle High German
krane, Latin
grūs, Greek
géranos
British Dictionary definitions for crane (2 of 2)
Crane
/ (kreɪn) /
noun
(Harold) Hart. 1899–1932, US poet; author of The Bridge (1930)
Stephen. 1871–1900, US novelist and short-story writer, noted particularly for his novel The Red Badge of Courage (1895)
Walter. 1845–1915, British painter, illustrator of children's books, and designer of textiles and wallpaper