Found 3 items, similar to crane.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: crane derek
English → English (WordNet) Definition: crane crane v : stretch (the neck) so as to see better; “The women craned their necks to see the President drive by” [syn: stretch out ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: crane crane \crane\, v. i. to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap. --Beaconsfield. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] The passengers eagerly craning forward over the bulwarks. --Howells. [1913 Webster] Crotch \Crotch\ (kr[o^]ch; 224), n.; pl. Crotches (kr[o^]ch"[e^]z). [Cf. Crotchet, Crutch.] 1. The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree. more specifically, the space on the human torso between the two legs; also, the corresponding part between the legs of a pair of pants, which is in contact with the crotch of the wearer; as, pants with a tight crotch have become very popular. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. (Naut.) A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also crane and crutch. --Totten. [1913 Webster] 3. (Billiards) In the three-ball carom game, a small space at each corner of the table. See Crotched, below. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]