Synonyms for crane

noun

• United States poet (1899-1932)
• a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix
• United States writer (1871-1900)
• large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world
• lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis

verb

• stretch (the neck) so as to see better