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As a noun, crane means any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight. As a verb, it means extend (one's neck).
Meanings of crane
13 meaningsnoun
Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.
USdialectArdea herodias, the great blue heron.
A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.
An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace for supporting kettles etc. over the fire.
A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
nauticalA forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc.; generally used in pairs.
Lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
Large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the worldanimal
Older and rare meanings (1)
obsoleteThe cranium.
Alternative form of cran ("measure of herrings")
verb
To extend (one's neck).
To raise or lower with, or as if with, a crane.
To pull up before a jump.
Stretch (the neck) so as to see betterbody
“The women craned their necks to see the President drive by”
Similar: stretch out
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).