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Definitions for Crane

[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] to hoist, lower, or move by or as by a crane.
[9] to stretch (the neck) as a crane does.
[10] to stretch out one's neck, especially to see better.
[11] to hesitate at danger, difficulty, etc.
[12] (Harold) Hart, 1899–1932, U.S. poet.
[13] Stephen, 1871–1900, U.S. novelist, poet, and short-story writer.
[14] 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
[15] (not in ornithological use) any similar bird, such as a heron
[16] 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
[17] films a large trolley carrying a boom, on the end of which is mounted a camera
[18] (tr) to lift or move (an object) by or as if by a crane
[19] to stretch out (esp the neck), as to see over other people's heads
[20] (intr) (of a horse) to pull up short before a jump
[21] (Harold ) Hart. 1899–1932, US poet; author of The Bridge (1930)
[22] Stephen. 1871–1900, US novelist and short-story writer, noted particularly for his novel The Red Badge of Courage (1895)
[23] Walter. 1845–1915, British painter, illustrator of children's books, and designer of textiles and wallpaper

Words related to Crane

pull, draw, run, widen, reach, swell, develop, cover, lengthen, strain, spread, unfold, go, span, open, grow, expand, fill, prolong, last

Words nearby Crane

cranborne money, cranbrook, crance iron, cranch, crandall, crane, crane fly, cranesbill, cranford, crani-, craniad

Origin of Crane

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

Word origin for Crane

Old English cran; related to Middle High German krane, Latin grūs, Greek géranos

Synonyms for Crane

cover, develop, draw, expand, fill, go, grow, lengthen, open, pull, reach, run, span, spread, strain, swell, unfold, widen, amplify, bridge, distend, inflate, magnify, make, overlap, pad, prolong, protract, pyramid, rack, range, recline, repose, tauten, tighten, unroll, branch out, burst forth, drag out, draw out, lie out, make taut, make tense, prolongate, pull out, shoot up, spin out, spread out, spring up, string out