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English noun: Crane | |||
| 1. | Crane (person) United States writer (1871-1900) | ||
| Synonyms | Stephen Crane | ||
| Instance hypernym | author, writer | ||
| 2. | Crane (person) United States poet (1899-1932) | ||
| Synonyms | Harold Hart Crane, Hart Crane | ||
| Instance hypernym | poet | ||
| 3. | Crane (object) a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix | ||
| Synonyms | Grus | ||
| Instance hypernym | constellation | ||
| 4. | crane (artifact) lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lifting device | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | davit, derrick, transporter | ||
| 5. | crane (animal) large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wader, wading bird | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Grus americana, whooper, whooping crane | ||
| Member meronym | family Gruidae, Gruidae | ||
English verb: crane | |||
| 1. | crane (body) stretch (the neck) so as to see better | ||
| Samples | The women craned their necks to see the President drive by. | ||
| Synonyms | stretch out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | extend, stretch | ||
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