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/Sounds like "krah" (as in "crack") + "neh" (as in "net") + "AHR" (as in "art")/

Meaning

To think, plan, or come up with something carefully by using your brain and turning it over until you find the best solution. In Argentina and Chile, cranear is that intense mental process of searching for answers to complicated problems.

Examples

Let me cranear it and I'll tell you tomorrow.

I was craneando all night trying to figure out how to solve the problem.

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Regional synonyms

In Spain, cheap and low-quality wine that's just good enough, but no one brags about drinking it. It also describes someone who looks for a fight over anything.