Synonyms for crane
kreɪncrane

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1. Crane, Stephen Cranenoun

   United States writer (1871-1900)

2. Crane, Hart Crane, Harold Hart Cranenoun

   United States poet (1899-1932)

3. Grus, Cranenoun

   a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix

   Synonyms:
   genus Grus

4. cranenoun

   lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis

5. craneverb

   large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world

6. crane, stretch outverb

   stretch (the neck) so as to see better

   "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"

   Synonyms:
   extend, put out, stretch, hold out, stretch out, exsert, stretch forth, unfold

Matched Categories

1. • Constellation
   • Lifting Device
   • Poet
   • Writer

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1. List of paraphrases for "crane":

   grue, cranes, crean, hok, skull, keren

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How to use crane in a sentence?

1. Nick Shumlanski:

   It was a disaster, we had a crane lifting the bus.

2. Masahiro Sasaki:

   Commonly, in Japan, the crane is regarded as a symbol of peace. But for us, in the Sasaki family, it is the embodiment of Sadako's life, and it is filled with her wish and hope.

3. Instrumentation cable:

   Kabeltec is a Singapore leading supplier specialising in Flexible cable, Fiber, Crane, Coaxial & Neoprene cable, High-temperature cable, Electrical cable and wire, etc. for use in industrial, LAN, Solar, Welding, Data, Power Cable and Communication cable.

4. Joe Raedle/Getty:

   There will be a couple of what we call fast boats will come up to the capsule at that point and make sure that everything is safe on the outside of the capsule for it to be hoisted on board the recovery ship, at that point, the recovery ship is moving in and in communications with the fast boats ...once everybody gives the thumbs up that we are ready to be hoisted aboard it will get lifted aboard by a crane and cradled on board the aft portion of the ship.

5. Brad Merriman:

   When it comes to videography, nothing beats having aerial footage, even if you have a jib crane, it's still not going to do what a drone does.