Crane
noun
- 1.
- (ZOOLOGY) (A large wading bird with long legs, neck, and bill, an apparatus for moving heavy objects, by means of a movable projecting arm or horizontal travelling beam) ក្រៀល (សត្វស្លាប)
- 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ម៉ាស៊ីនស្ទូច
verb — past tense: craned ; past participle: craned ; present participle: craning ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to stretch (the neck) in trying to see over something) crane a load ស្ទូច, crane one's neck អើត
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- A measure for fresh herrings, -- as many as will fill a barrel.
- 2.
- A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and neck.
- 3.
- A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and, while holding them suspended, transporting them through a limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the neck of a crane.
- 4.
- An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over a fire.
- 5.
- A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
- 6.
- A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs.
- 7.
- Any arm which swings about a vertical axis at one end, used for supporting a suspended weight.
- 8.
- The American blue heron (Ardea herodias).
verb — past tense: craned ; past participle: craned ; present participle: craning ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To cause to rise; to raise or lift, as by a crane; -- with up.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To stretch, as a crane stretches its neck; as, to crane the neck disdainfully.
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap.