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- pronunciation:
- kreIn
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a tall wading bird with long legs and a long neck and bill. A whooping crane is one kind of crane.
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| definition 2: |
a machine with a tall arm that can move up and down or around in a circle to lift and move heavy objects.
The workers used a crane to lift cement blocks onto the truck.
- similar words:
- lift
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| related words: |
hoist, tackle |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
cranes, craning, craned |
| definition: |
to stretch up or out in order to see something.
I craned my neck to see over the crowd. |
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| derivation: |
cranelike (adj.) |
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