crane

Noun

• large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world

• lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis

• a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix

• United States poet (1899-1932)

• United States writer (1871-1900)

Verb

• stretch (the neck) so as to see better
  • The women craned their necks to see the President drive by
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Grus , Crane , Hart Crane , Harold Hart Crane , Stephen Crane , stretch out