1syllable
crane
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Definitions ofcrane
1noun
- Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.
- Ardea 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.
- A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc.; generally used in pairs.
1verb
- To extend (one's neck).
- To raise or lower with, or as if with, a crane.
- To pull up before a jump.
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