Definitions

crane

[kreyn] / kreɪn /

VERB

extend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boost broaden continue develop enhance enlarge expand go on increase last lengthen open prolong spread stretch take widen

STRONG

aggrandize amplify augment dilate draw elongate heighten magnify mantle multiply pad protract stall supplement unfold unfurl unroll

WEAK

add to beef up carry on drag one's feet drag out draw out fan out let out prolongate run on spin out spread out string out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abbreviate abridge cease close compress decrease diminish discontinue end finish halt hide hinder lessen lose lower narrow reduce restrict shorten shrink stop

STRONG

constrict contract curtail degrade

WEAK

condense cut hold keep maintain take back

VERB

stretch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cover develop draw expand fill go grow lengthen open pull reach run span spread strain swell unfold widen

STRONG

amplify bridge distend inflate magnify make overlap pad prolong protract pyramid rack range recline repose tauten tighten unroll

WEAK

branch out burst forth drag out draw out lie out make taut make tense prolongate pull out shoot up spin out spread out spring up string out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abbreviate block cease close compress conceal concentrate contract decrease end exclude halt lessen narrow shorten shrink stop

STRONG

curtail deflate

Example Sentences

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She is one of dozens of crane operators at the huge yard, the largest in Central Europe.

From Barron's

Species NWT has helped recover in Norfolk include crane, bittern, purple emperor butterfly and natterjack toad.

From BBC

I craned my neck to peer deeper into the truck’s cab.

From Literature

I craned my head to get a look at her watch, and she followed my gaze.

From Literature

Looking out at the blue and yellow cranes towering over the Black Sea horizon, Viktor Berestenko worries about the relentless Russian bombardment of Odesa, Ukraine's southern port city.

From Barron's

crane

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