crane

Noun
  1. United States writer (1871-1900) (synset 110934199)
    is an instance of: author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
    same as: stephen crane
  2. United States poet (1899-1932) (synset 110934083)
    is an instance of: poet - a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
    same as: harold hart crane, hart crane
  3. A small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix (synset 109318361)
    is an instance of: constellation - a configuration of stars as seen from the earth
    same as: grus
  4. Lifts and moves heavy objects;
    Lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis (synset 103131358)
    is a type of: lifting device - a device for lifting heavy loads
    subtypes:
    • davit - a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)
    • derrick - a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom
    • transporter - a crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships
  5. Large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world (synset 102015503)
    is a type of: wader, wading bird - any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
    subtypes: grus americana, whooper, whooping crane - rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call
    belongs to: family gruidae, gruidae - cranes
Verb
  1. Stretch (the neck) so as to see better (synset 200028160)
    "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"
    is a type of: extend, stretch - extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
    same as: stretch out

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