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