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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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But whenever I’m far enough away from the glow of streetlights, I crane my neck up and search for them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

It’s not too late to save the whooping crane, the red-cockaded woodpecker, the piping plover or any of the other 86 birds on the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Krauze joined what was then called the Vladimir Lenin shipyard in 1983, first in a coal-fired boiler room and later operating a crane.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

There was a great commotion up ahead that was causing people to gather in clumps and crane their necks for a glimpse.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.