crane
part of speech
noun (a crane, cranes); verb (crane, cranes, craned, craning)
meaning for a pupil
1) A crane is a very tall machine with a long arm used to lift and move heavy things, especially on building sites and at ports. tree →
2) A crane is also a large bird with long legs, a long neck and a long beak. tree →
3) To crane your neck is to stretch your neck to see something better. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A migrating bird. Jeremiah says even birds know their season, but God's people do not know His law. Interpretation: Jeremiah's point is read as a rebuke: birds follow their instinct, while people ignore God's commands. Hezekiah's sad cry like a bird shows his plea for healing. In the primary lessons: In everyday life tower cranes build tall buildings and dock cranes unload ships; in science they are examples of lifting machines using pulleys and levers. In nature lessons cranes are wading birds; in Japan a paper crane folded in origami is a symbol of peace and hope. Phrases: tower crane, crane driver, crane your neck, paper crane.
examples
- Like a swallow or a crane, so do I chatter, I do moan as a dove; mine eyes fail with looking upward. (Prophets ISA.38.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but My people know not the ordinance of the LORD. (Prophets JER.8.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- A huge crane lifted the steel beams to the top floor. tree →
- The crane unloaded the containers from the ship. tree →
- A crane stood in the marsh on one leg. tree →
- We folded paper cranes in art class. tree →
- I craned my neck to see over the crowd. tree →
- The crane driver sits in a little cab high in the air. tree →
- Cranes fly in big flocks when they migrate. tree →
- ‘Take this sack,’ said the crane. tree →
note
Countable noun: a crane, cranes. Verb: crane, craned, craning (usually «crane your neck»). The machine was named after the bird because of its long neck. Safety: never walk under a load that a crane is lifting.
In the corpora
- Long legs let cranes wade in marshes and tall grass, and a long bill probes the mud for food.
- In the wetlands the red-crowned crane dances in the snow with its partner.
- In Japan there is a tradition of folding 1,000 paper cranes for a wish.
- The story that knights had to be lifted onto horses by cranes is a myth.
- A tower crane works like a seesaw.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «crane» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.