noun
- United States writer (1871-1900.
- synonyms: Stephen Crane
- United States poet (1899-1932.
- synonyms: Hart Crane, Harold Hart Crane
- A small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix.
- synonyms: Grus
- Lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis.
- Large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world.
verb
- Stretch (the neck) so as to see better.
- usage: "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"
- synonyms: stretch out
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