Synonyms of crane

crane

verb

as in to lift

to move from a lower to a higher place or position

craned her head to see the roof

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lift
• hoist
• raise
• elevate
• uplift
• heave
• take up
• hike
• boost
• up
• uphold
• heighten
• jack (up)
• perk (up)
• mount
• pick up
• heft
• rise
• upraise
• ascend
• rear
• upend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drop
• lower
• fall
• slip
• bear
• descend
• push
• plunge
• dip
• press
• depress
• pitch
• sink
• submerge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crane

Khalil, with a half smile, craned his neck into the hallway and looked behind me, as if to raise the possibility that I was being followed. — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

One had to crane one’s neck (almost impossibly) to get a glimpse of the maquette which Brancusi made for the lintel of the Kiss gate (1935–37)—part of his war memorial in Târgu Jiu, Romania. — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026

One of my first memories of any kind is sitting on my parents’ bedroom floor, craning my neck to watch the ’91 World Series on the old TV atop their dresser. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 22 July 2026

Most of the home’s antiques are Spanish and Peruvian, with some French, Chinese and English pieces; one weighty armoire had to be craned in. — R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026