crane
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Is crane a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle Yes
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What is the meaning of crane?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (US dialectal) Ardea herodias, the great blue heron.USdialectal
2. (nautical) A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc.; generally used in pairs.
verb (English)
1. (ambitransitive) To extend (one's neck).Examples: "and my bachelor's hearth is imbedded where by much craning of head and neck I can catch sight of a sycamore in the Square garden,"; "Didcot had one definite pleasure. We knew that little boys would be going up and down the platform singing out, "Banbury cakes! Banbury cakes!" And mother would crane out and buy some, just to encourage the crew."; "I'm gonna be a star and people will crane necks To get a glimpse of me and see if I am having sex"ambitransitive
2. (transitive) To raise or lower with, or as if with, a crane.Examples: "What engines, what instruments are used in craning up a soul, sunk below the centre, to the highest heavens."; "an upstart craned up to the height he has"; "Several overnight weekend possessions were required to crane in new bridges and various other parts of the buildings which were manufactured offsite."transitive
3. (intransitive) To pull up before a jump.intransitive
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) The cranium.obsolete
name (English)
1. (countable) A surname.countable
Definition source: Wiktionary