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Word: Crane
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: figuratively from crane (the same sense development occurred in the related German Kran and Dutch kraan (see crane), and in French grue). The verb dates from the late 16th century
kreɪn
a large, tall machine used for moving heavy objects by suspending them from a projecting arm or beam
Short Definition:tall machine for moving heavy objects
Examples:- a dockside crane
- a crane driver
Word: Crane
Speech Type: Verb
kreɪn
stretch out one's body or neck in order to see something
Short Definition:stretch out one's body
Examples:- she craned forward to look more clearly
move (a heavy object) with a crane
Short Definition:move object with crane
Examples:- the wheelhouse module is craned into position on the hull
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