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gru — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • crane noun A large wading bird with long legs and a long neck.
  • hoist verb To raise or lift something up, often using ropes, pulleys, or machinery.

Senses

gru is used for these senses in English:

  • Grus (constellation) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a crane. It contains the star Alnair and lies south of the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
  • davit (nautical, construction) A crane, often working in pairs and usually made of steel, used to lower things over an edge of a long drop off, such as lowering a maintenance trapeze down a building or launching a lifeboat over the side of a ship.
  • hoist Any member of certain classes of devices that hoist things.

crane — full definition

  1. noun A large wading bird with long legs and a long neck.
  2. noun A tall machine used to lift and move heavy objects, especially on construction sites.
  3. verb To stretch out one's neck to see something better.

hoist — full definition

  1. verb To raise or lift something up, often using ropes, pulleys, or machinery.
  2. verb Informal: to steal.
  3. noun A device used for lifting heavy loads.

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