I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
crane fly
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
operator
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When the end of the column was over the steel baseplate, the crane operator lowered it slowly into position.
■ VERB
lift
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On completion of this operation, the assembly was lifted by overhead crane and placed in the inverted position of carriers.
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The lumber collected behind a boom, from which it was lifted by crane into the maw of the mill.
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The cage was lifted up by the crane and stopped when we were 160 feet above the ground.
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A huge lifting crane that hefted cylinders of red-hot steel and moved them around the mill invited whispered superlatives.
use
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At least today's timber frame builders can use a crane to haul the weighty beams into place.
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It had been two years since any workman had used the cranes or climbed the scaffolding.
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The next day they decided to use a different crane and the chains were removed.
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Rescuers were met with a chaotic scene and crews had to use cranes to pry open the twisted cars.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A heron or crane had been made out of solid bronze by an artist commissioned by the cultural society.
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A little way off, under the clouds, I could see cranes moving.
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Lane blocked: Rush hour traffic in east Middlesbrough was blocked yesterday due to a broken down crane .
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Llangollen Railway staff at work re-railing the breakdown crane and repairing the Permanent Way following the derailment at Glyndyfrdwy.
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The Bidston Dock cranes have been a Birkenhead landmark for many years.
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When the end of the column was over the steel baseplate, the crane operator lowered it slowly into position.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
forward
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Mungo craned forward , turning the side of his face to the rain.
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His pulse quickened as he craned forward for a better view.
■ NOUN
head
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Most of the young, rather shabbily dressed people in the pub shouted over it or craned their heads closer to hear.
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The old man craned his head to catch a drift of the conversation.
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Willie craned his head over the counter and watched him measuring and cutting two rolls of grey and navy flannel.
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My companion, Ray Ward, craned his head out the window and grinned.
neck
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The rest of the audience cranes its collective neck to spot the guilty party.
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By craning his neck , Gao Yang caught a glimpse of sky through a fork in the branches.
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They stood in a tight bunch and craned their necks to see what was causing the commotion.
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I say, craning my neck from the corner.
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One reaches over my shoulder and cranes his neck so that he can look at himself in the mirror.
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Grover craned his solid neck up, then down.
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Bernice craned her neck , trying to catch the barely-audible echoes before they faded.
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I craned my neck to look for my parents.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Most of the young, rather shabbily dressed people in the pub shouted over it or craned their heads closer to hear.
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On the second floor of London's Dorchester Hotel, people crane like meerkats for a better view.
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Others thus jammed beside her were shouting questions to those before them, and craning to peer over their heads.
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Sandal-shod farmers stand quietly in the golden evening light or crane their necks for a look at the speakers.
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The steel support beam had to be craned in; the crew was waiting for the crane.
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They had been craning over the gallery, safe out of reach, so free to stare.