crane meaning and definition

CRANE noun

Definition of Crane (noun)

1. United States writer (1871-1900)
   • synonyms: Stephen Crane
2. United States poet (1899-1932)
   • synonyms: Harold Hart Crane, Hart Crane
3. a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix
   • synonyms: Grus
4. lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
5. large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world

CRANE verb

Definition of crane (verb)

1. stretch (the neck) so as to see better
   • "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"
   • synonyms: stretch out