Crow Definition

krō
crowed, crowing, crows
noun
crows
Any of a genus (Corvus) of large, nonmigratory corvids with glossy black plumage and a typical harsh call, including the raven, rook, and jackdaw.
Webster's New World
Certain other unrelated birds, as the turkey vulture.
Webster's New World
A crowbar.
Webster's New World
The shrill cry of a rooster.
American Heritage
A crowing sound.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun

The Siouan language of this tribe.

Wiktionary
A Native American tribe.
Wiktionary

A surname​.

Wiktionary
verb
crowed, crowing, crows
To make the shrill cry of a rooster.
Webster's New World
To boast in triumph; exult.
To crow over a victory.
Webster's New World
To make a sound expressive of well-being or pleasure, as a baby does.
Webster's New World

To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.

He's been crowing all day about winning the game of cards.
Wiktionary
idiom
as the crow flies
  • In a straight line.
American Heritage
as the crow flies
  • in a straight, direct line
Webster's New World
eat crow
  • to undergo the humiliation as of having to retract a statement or admit an error
Webster's New World
the Crow
  • the constellation Corvus
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Crow

Noun

Singular:
crow
Plural:
crows

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Crow

Origin of Crow

  • Middle English crowen, from Old English crāwan (past tense crēow, past participle crāwen), from Proto-Germanic *krāhaną (compare Dutch kraaien, German krähen), from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂- ‘to caw, croak’ (compare Lithuanian gróti, Russian граять (grájat')). Related to croak.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-Germanic *krāwō (compare West Frisian krie, Dutch kraai, German Krähe), from *krāhaną ‘to crow’. See below.

    From Wiktionary

  • Translation of terms for the Crow people in many Native American languages such as Lakota, Yanktonai, and Santee khąɤí wičhasa crow man khąɤí crow wičhasa man

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English croue from Old English crāwe gerə-2 in Indo-European roots Sense 2, from the resemblance of its forked end to a crow's foot or beak

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English crouen from Old English crāwan gerə-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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