Crane

/kɹeɪn/

The meaning and definition of Crane, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.
  2. Ardea herodias, the great blue heron.
verb
  1. To raise or lower with, or as if with, a crane.
  2. To extend (one's neck).

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Origin

From Old English cran.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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