The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CRANE which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2017.
One doing heavy lifting crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CRANE | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: One doing heavy lifting
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- muscle
- crane
- purchase
- crab
- jack
- jackscrew
- hoist
- derrick
- hoisting
- shear
- lewis
- sheerlegs
Crossword Answer definitions
CRANE noun- Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.
- Ardea herodias, the great blue heron.
- A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.
- An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace for supporting kettles etc. over the fire.
- A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
- A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc.; generally used in pairs.
- To extend (one's neck).
- To raise or lower with, or as if with, a crane.
- To pull up before a jump.
- The cranium.
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