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crow1 definition

crow (krō)

noun

    1. any of a genus (Corvus) of large, nonmigratory corvids with glossy black plumage and a typical harsh call, including the raven, rook, and jackdaw
    2. certain other unrelated birds, as the turkey vulture
  1. Rare a crowbar

Etymology: ME croue < OE crawa, akin to Ger krähe, ON kraka < IE base *ger-, echoic of hoarse cry > crake, crane, crack

crow Idioms

as the crow flies

in a straight, direct line

eat crow

Informal to undergo the humiliation as of having to retract a statement or admit an error

the Crow

the constellation Corvus
crow2 definition

crow (krō)

intransitive verb crowed, Chiefly Brit.crew (kro̵̅o̅), crowed, crowing crow′·ing

  1. to make the shrill cry of a rooster
  2. to boast in triumph; exult to crow over a victory
  3. to make a sound expressive of well-being or pleasure, as a baby does

Etymology: ME crouen < OE crawan: for IE base see crow

noun

a crowing sound
Crow definition

Crow (krō)

noun

  1. pl. Crows or Crow a member of a North American Indian people living in the upper basins of the Yellowstone and Bighorn rivers
  2. the Siouan language of this people

Etymology: transl., via Fr gens de corbeaux, lit., people of the ravens, of their native name, apsáaloke, crow people

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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