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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1. Kevin Shaw:

   This crane collapse [ caused ] a bit of structural damage on the roof area, but no danger to any of the floors below, tenants or anything and didn't get into any the apartment unit.

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. 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.

4. Nicholi White:

   When the crane hit the ground, I heard a loud bang, it sounded like a bomb, one of the loudest sounds I heard in my life.

5. Bethzabet Martinez Amador:

   I remember walking into our living room one morning and seeing my dad kneeling in front of an entire car motor, he had a small hydraulic floor crane that he had used to hang the motor. Needless to say, my mom was livid at him for bringing all of his tools into the house.