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Crane (noun)
Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.
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Crane (noun)
Ardea herodias, the great blue heron.
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Crane (noun)
A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.
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Crane (noun)
An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace for supporting kettles etc. over the fire.
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Crane (noun)
A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
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Crane (noun)
A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc.; generally used in pairs.
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Crane (verb)
To extend (one’s neck).
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Crane (verb)
To crane.
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Crane (verb)
To pull up before a jump.
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Hoist (verb)
To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
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Hoist (verb)
To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.
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Hoist (verb)
To lift someone up to be flogged.
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Hoist (verb)
To be lifted up.
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Hoist (verb)
To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization.
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Hoist (verb)
To steal, to rob.
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Hoist (noun)
A hoisting device, such as pulley or crane.
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Hoist (noun)
The act of hoisting; a lift.
“Give me a hoist over that wall.”
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Hoist (noun)
The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length, when flying from a staff.
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Hoist (noun)
The vertical edge of a flag which is next to the staff.
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Hoist (noun)
The height of a fore-and-aft sail, next the mast or stay.