crow
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /krəʊ/
- (US) enPR: krō, IPA(key): /kroʊ/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊ
Etymology 1[edit]
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.
Noun[edit]
crow (plural crows)
- A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
- 1922, E.R. Eddison, The Worm Ouroborus
- Gaslark in his splendour on the golden stairs saying adieu to those three captains and their matchless armament foredoomed to dogs and crows on Salapanta Hills.
- 1922, E.R. Eddison, The Worm Ouroborus
- A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
- 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 267:
- He approached the humble tomb in which Antonia reposed. He had provided himself with an iron crow and a pick-axe: but this precaution was unnecessary.
- 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 267:
- The cry of the rooster.
- A gangplank (corvus) used by the Roman navy to board enemy ships.
- (among butchers) The mesentery of an animal.
Synonyms[edit]
- (bar): crowbar
- (cry of a rooster): cock-a-doodle-doo
Derived terms[edit]
terms derived from crow (noun)
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Translations[edit]
any bird of the genus Corvus
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bar of iron
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cry of the rooster
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Etymology 2[edit]
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.
Verb[edit]
crow (third-person singular simple present crows, present participle crowing, simple past crowed or crew (Br. Eng. sense 1 only), past participle crowed)
- To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in joy, gaiety, or defiance.
- Shakespeare
- The morning cock crew loud.
- 1962, Bob Dylan, Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
- When your rooster crows at the break o' dawn
- Look out your window and I'll be gone.
- Shakespeare
- To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
- He's been crowing all day about winning the game of cards.
- To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
- Tennyson
- the sweetest little maid that ever crowed for kisses
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 2
- Hearing the miner's footsteps, the baby would put up his arms and crow.
- Tennyson
Translations[edit]
To make the sound of a rooster
To shout or brag
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