Meaning of CROW
Pronunciation: | | krow, krow
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] black birds having a raucous call
- [n] a Siouan language spoken by the Crow people
- [n] an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"
- [n] the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
- [n] a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo
- [n] a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana
- [v] express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy"
- [v] utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning"
- [v] dwell on with satisfaction
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| Synonyms: | | brag, bragging, Corvus, crowing, gloat, line-shooting, triumph, vaporing |
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| See Also: | | American crow, blow, bluster, boast, boast, boasting, brag, cock-a-doodle-doo, congratulate, constellation, corvine bird, Corvus, Corvus brachyrhyncos, cry, emit, gas, gasconade, genus Corvus, jactitation, let loose, let out, preen, pride, self-praise, shoot a line, Siouan, Siouan, Siouan language, Sioux, swash, tout, utter, vaunt | |
Products Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Crow Description not available. more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Crow\ (kr?), v. i. [imp. {Crew} (kr?) or {Crowed} (kr?d);
p. p. {Crowed} ({Crown} (kr?n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Crowing}.] [AS. cr?wan; akin to D. kraijen, G. kr?hen, cf.
Lith. groti to croak. [root]24. Cf. {Crake}.]
1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either
in joy, gayety, or defiance. ``The cock had crown.''
--Bayron.
The morning cock crew loud. --Shak.
2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
The sweetest little maid, That ever crowed for
kisses. --Tennyson.
{To crow over}, to exult over a vanquished antagonist.
Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem. --Bp. Hall.
\Crow\, n. [AS. cr?we a crow (in sense 1); akin to D.
kraai, G. kr?e; cf. Icel. kr?ka crow. So named from its cry,
from AS. cr?wan to crow. See {Crow}, v. i. ]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A bird, usually black, of the genus {Corvus},
having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It
has a harsh, croaking note. See {Caw}.
Note: The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is {C.
corone}. The common American crow is {C. Americanus}.
See {Carrion crow}, and Illustr., under {Carrion}.
2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron
used as a lever; a crowbar.
Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight Unto my
cell. --Shak.
3. The cry of the cock. See {Crow}, v. i., 1.
4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.
{Carrion crow}. See under {Carrion}.
{Crow blackbird} (Zo["o]l.), an American bird ({Quiscalus
quiscula}); -- called also {purple grackle}.
{Crow pheasant} (Zo["o]l.), an Indian cuckoo; the common
coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See
{Coucal}.
{Crow shrike} (Zo["o]l.), any bird of the genera
{Gymnorhina}, {Craticus}, or {Strepera}, mostly from
Australia.
{Red-legged crow}. See {Crough}.
{As the crow flies}, in a direct line.
{To pick a crow}, {To pluck a crow}, to state and adjust a
difference or grievance (with any one).
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Dream Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Seeing a crow in your dream, represents your annoying habits and the darker part of your character. The crow may serve as messengers from your unconscious. |
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