Definitions for Crane

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Crane crane

Spelling: [kreyn]

IPA: /kreɪn/

Crane is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 74 anagrams from letters in Crane (acenr).

Definitions for Crane

noun

1. any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
2. (not used scientifically) any of various similar birds of other families, as the great blue heron.
3. Machinery. a device for lifting and moving heavy weights in suspension.
4. any of various similar devices, as a horizontally swinging arm by a fireplace, used for suspending pots over the fire.
5. Movies, Television. a vehicle having a long boom on which a camera can be mounted for taking shots from high angles.
6. Nautical. any of a number of supports for a boat or spare spar on the deck or at the side of a vessel.
7. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Grus.
8. (Harold) Hart, 1899–1932, U.S. poet.
9. Stephen, 1871–1900, U.S. novelist, poet, and short-story writer.

verb (used with object)

1. to hoist, lower, or move by or as by a crane.
2. to stretch (the neck) as a crane does.

verb (used without object)

1. to stretch out one's neck, especially to see better.
2. to hesitate at danger, difficulty, etc.

Origin of Crane

before 1000; Middle English; Old English cran; cognate with German Kran, Greek géranos

Examples for Crane

crane's latter-day racing had been successful—he made money at it.

I made it physical, and the actors were really hanging from a crane 100 feet above the ground.

The research crane was referring to has linked older fathers to schizophrenia and autism in children.

As a place, it existed in my imagination long before I ever went there thanks to [Walt] Whitman and [Hart] crane.

"I think you'd better call this bargain off, Mr. Porter," remonstrated crane.

But Mrs. crane insists that she has pledged her heart to one dude and one dude only.

crane turned in his seat, looked over his shoulder, and raised his hat.

Then crane took Porter gently by the sleeve and drew him half within the stall.

There was a metallic ring in crane's voice that affected her disagreeably.

“We rarely get smoking gun evidence in my business… but what we found was just that,” said crane.