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   crane

   /kreɪn/

   noun

   • 1. a large, tall machine used for moving heavy objects by suspending them from a projecting arm or beam: "a dockside crane"
   • ▪ a moving platform supporting a television or film camera: "a very long tracking shot done with dolly and crane"

   verb

   • 1. stretch out one's body or neck in order to see something: "she craned forward to look more clearly"
   • ▪ stretch out (one's neck) so as to see something: "she craned her neck to see past me"
   • 2. move (a heavy object) with a crane: "the wheelhouse module is craned into position on the hull"

   Word Origin Middle English: figuratively from crane2 (the same sense development occurred in the related German Kran and Dutch kraan (see crane2), and in French grue). The verb dates from the late 16th century.

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