crane

nouns

lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis

crane

is a type of (narrower)

a device for lifting heavy loads

large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world

crane

is a member of

cranes

is a type of (narrower)

any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food

stretch (the neck) so as to see better

"The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"

crane, stretch out