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crane

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adj. cranelike.

crane

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crane, noun, verb. craned,craning.

crane

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noun 1a. a machine with a long, swinging arm, for lifting and moving heavy weights.
(SYN) derrick.
b. any one of various other kinds of machines that lift, such as a traveling crane.
2. a swinging metal arm in a fireplace, used to ho

crane

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v.i. 1. to stretch the neck as a crane does, in order to see better.
Ex. He was delighted to show them how fast it could go while they craned forward and chanted the rising figures (London Times).
2. (Informal, Figurative.) to hesitate at da

crane

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v.t. 1. to move by, or as if by, a crane.
2. to stretch (the neck) as a crane does, in order to see better.
Ex. The little man craned his neck, trying to get a glimpse of the parade over the heads of the crowd.