Definitions
1.verbTo contain in or as if in a cradle.
2.verbTo rock (a baby to sleep).
3.verbTo wrap protectively, to hold gently and protectively."cradling the injured man’s head in her arms"
4.verbTo lull or quieten, as if by rocking.
5.verbTo nurse or train in infancy.
6.verbTo rock the lacrosse stick back and forth in order to keep the ball in the head by means of centrifugal force.
7.verbTo cut and lay (grain) with a cradle.
8.verbTo transport a vessel by means of a cradle.
9.verbTo put ribs across the back of (a picture), to prevent the panels from warping.