crane

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A crane (bird).
A crane (mechanical).

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Old English cran, from Proto-Germanic *kran-, from Proto-Indo-European *gerə- (to cry hoarsely).

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Singular
crane

Plural
cranes

crane (plural cranes)

  1. A large bird of the order Gruiformes and the family Gruidae having long legs and a long neck which it extends when flying.
  2. A mechanical lifting device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.

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Infinitive
to crane

Third person singular
cranes

Simple past
craned

Past participle
craned

Present participle
craning

to crane (third-person singular simple present cranes, present participle craning, simple past and past participle craned)

  1. (transitive) To extend (one's neck).

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In Lojbanized spelling.

  • Chinese: cian [qián]
  • English: frant — front
  • Hindi: samneसामने [sāmanē]
  • Spanish: frent — frente

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  • IPA: /'ʃrane/

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crane (rafsi cra)

  1. anterior; x1 is anterior/ahead/forward/(in/on) the front of x2 which faces/in-frame-of-reference x3

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