CRANE (3)

Crane (krān), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Craned (krānd); p. pr. & vb. n. Craning.] 1. 1. To cause to rise; to raise or lift, as by a crane; — with up.
What engines, what instruments are used in craning up a soul, sunk below the center, to the highest heavens. Bates. An upstart craned up to the height he has. Massinger. 2. 2. To stretch, as a crane stretches its neck; as, to crane the neck disdainfully. G. Eliot.