Main Entry:

²crane

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

craned; cran·ing

Date:

1570

transitive verb 1 : to raise or lift by or as if by a crane 2 : to stretch (as the neck) toward an object of attention <craning her neck to get a better view> intransitive verb 1 : to stretch one's neck toward an object of attention <I craned out of the window of my compartment — Webb Waldron> 2 : hesitate