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crane
Noun
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A crane is a kind of bird that has a long neck and legs.
On our trip to China, we saw a beautiful crane catching fish in the river.
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A crane is a kind of machine that is used for lifting very heavy things for construction or industrial purposes.
The crane lifted up a metal bar to build the house.
crane
Verb
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If you crane, you extend your neck.
He craned his neck to take a closer look.
man
Noun
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A man is a male human.
He was a young man with blue eyes.
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A human being of either sex; a person.
God cares for all races and all man
God made man in his own image
Scientists and biologists think that man and animals evolved over the years, and that man evolved from a "human" species such as "homo erectus" or "neanderthals" and that man first stood up, millions of years ago, but this isn't true
man
Interjection
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You use man to show your surprise or disappointment.
Oh man, I wanted to do the dishes!