crane
🇺🇸
/kreɪn/
🇬🇧
/kreɪn/
noun
R
A tall machine with a long arm used to lift heavy things.
The construction crew used a crane to lift the steel beams into place.
R
A large bird with long legs and a long neck.
We saw a crane standing in the shallow water looking for fish.
verb
R
To stretch your neck to see something better.
He had to crane his neck to see over the tall people in front of him.
translation
A tall machine with a long arm used to lift heavy things.; A large bird with long legs and a long neck.
To stretch your neck to see something better.
Word Forms
3rd Present
cranes
Past
craned
Perfect
craned
Progressive
craning
Plural
cranes