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1. crane — 2. crane — 3. crane
[all three words are pronounced with the same sound]
“Crane”
1.
(noun) is ‘a kind of water bird with a long neck and thin, long legs’.
2.
- a crane (large machine/device to move heavy things)
(noun) is ‘a heavy, tall machine with long arm-like structures used for lifting and moving heavy objects’.
3.
(verb) means ‘to stretch one’s neck in order to have a better or clear view’.
e.g.
Cranes live near water feeding on fish and insects.
Tower cranes are used to load or unload ships at harbours.
The short boy on the back bench had to crane his neck to see what was written on the blackboard.
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