9
lift(noun, thing, hoist, winch)
8
derrick(noun, thing, elevation, hoist)
7
stretch(verb, take, cover, increase, open)
7
tackle(noun, thing)
6
extend(verb, go, cover, open, spread)
6
hoist(noun, winch)
5
stretch out(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
5
winch(noun, elevation, hoist)
4
elevator(noun, hoist, winch)
4
pulleys
4
stork(noun, bird)
4
windlass
3
magpie(noun, bird)
3
Hart Crane(noun, expression, idiom)
3
crane the neck(expression, idiom)
3
jack
3
stand on tiptoe(expression, idiom)
3
stand on tiptoes(expression, idiom)
2
unfold(verb, take, go, cover, increase)
2
Grus
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