crane | |
1. n. Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight. | |
2. n. (US, dialect) Ardea herodias, the great blue heron. | |
3. n. A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes. | |
4. n. An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace for supporting kettles etc. over the fire. | |
5. n. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask. | |
6. n. (nautical) A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc.; generally used in pairs. | |
7. v. To extend (one's neck). | |
8. v. To raise or lower with, or as if with, a crane. | |
9. v. (intransitive) To pull up before a jump. | |
10. n. (obsolete) The cranium. | |