Definition of "Crane" :

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

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

noun: a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix

noun: United States poet (1899-1932)

noun: United States writer (1871-1900)

verb: stretch (the neck) so as to see better

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