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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.
EXPANDMovies, 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.
COLLAPSE(initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Grus.
verb (used with object)
8.
to hoist, lower, or move by or as by a crane.
9.
to stretch (the neck) as a crane does.
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verb (used without object)
10.
to stretch out one's neck, especially to see better.
11.
to hesitate at danger, difficulty, etc.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English cran; cognate with German Kran, Greek géranos
before 1000; Middle English; Old English cran; cognate with German Kran, Greek géranos
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crane
O.E. cran "large wading bird," from PIE *ger- (cf. Gk. geranos, Welsh garan, Lith. garnys "heron, stork"), perhaps echoic of its cry. Metaphoric use for "machine with a long arm" is first attested 1299. Verb meaning "to stretch (the neck)" is from 1799.
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