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Crow¹

C0769500 (krō)n. pl. Crow or Crows 1. A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting an area of the northern Great Plains between the Platte and Yellowstone Rivers, now located in southeast Montana. The Crow became nomadic buffalo hunters after migrating west from the Missouri River in North Dakota in the 18th century.2. The Siouan language of the Crow.

[Translation of terms for the Crow people in many Native American languages, such as Lakota, Yanktonai, and Santee k^hąγí wič^hasa, crow man : k^hąγí , crow + wič^hasa, man.]

Crow²

C0769500 (krō)n. See Corvus.

crow¹

C0769500 (krō)n.1. Any of several large glossy black birds of the genus Corvus, having a characteristic raucous call, especially C. brachyrhynchos of North America.2. A crowbar.Idiom: as the crow flies In a straight line.

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

crow²

C0769500 (krō)intr.v. crowed, crow·ing, crows 1. To utter the shrill cry characteristic of a rooster.2. To exult over an accomplishment or piece of good fortune; boast. See Synonyms at boast¹.3. To make a sound expressive of pleasure or well-being, characteristic of an infant.n.1. The shrill cry of a rooster.2. An inarticulate sound expressive of pleasure or delight.

[Middle English crouen, from Old English crāwan; see gerə- in Indo-European roots.]

crow

(krəʊ) n1. (Animals) any large gregarious songbird of the genus Corvus, esp C. corone (the carrion crow) of Europe and Asia: family Corvidae. Other species are the raven, rook, and jackdaw and all have a heavy bill, glossy black plumage, and rounded wings. See also carrion crow2. (Animals) any of various other corvine birds, such as the jay, magpie, and nutcracker3. (Animals) any of various similar birds of other families4. offensive an old or ugly woman5. (Tools) short for crowbar6. as the crow flies as directly as possible7. eat crow informal US and Canadian to be forced to do something humiliating[Old English crāwa; related to Old Norse krāka, Old High German krāia, Dutch kraai]

crow

(krəʊ) vb (intr) 1. (past tense crowed or crew) to utter a shrill squawking sound, as a cock2. (often foll by over) to boast one's superiority3. (esp of babies) to utter cries of pleasurenthe act or an instance of crowing[Old English crāwan; related to Old High German krāen, Dutch kraaien] ˈcrower n ˈcrowingly adv

Crow

(krəʊ) npl Crows or Crow1. (Peoples) a member of a Native American people living in E Montana2. (Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Siouan family

crow¹

(kroʊ)

n. 1. any of various large, stout-billed, usu. gregarious songbirds of the genus Corvus (family Corvidae), typically black or drab-colored, and nearly worldwide in distribution. 2. any of several other birds of the family Corvidae. 3. crowbar. Idioms: 1. as the crow flies, in a straight line; by the most direct route. 2. eat crow, to be forced to admit one's mistake; suffer humiliation. [before 900; Middle English crowe, Old English crāwe, crāwa, akin to Old Saxon krāia, Old High German chrāwa, chrāja]

crow²

(kroʊ)

v. crowed, for 1, (esp. Brit.), crew; crowed; crow•ing; v.i. 1. to utter the characteristic cry of a rooster. 2. to gloat or exult (often fol. by over). 3. to boast or brag. 4. to utter an inarticulate cry of pleasure. n. 5. the cry of a rooster. 6. an inarticulate cry of pleasure. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English crāwan; see crow¹] crow′er, n.

Crow

(kroʊ)

n., pl. Crows, (esp. collectively) Crow. 1. a member of a Plains Indian people of the Yellowstone River drainage basin in Montana and N Wyoming. 2. the Siouan language of the Crow. [1795–1805; translation of North American French (gens des) Corbeaux Raven (people), literal translation of Crow apsá·loke a Crow Indian]

crow

(krō) Any of various large birds having shiny black feathers and a raucous call. Crows are closely related to ravens and magpies.

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Past participle: crowed
Gerund: crowing

Imperative
crow
crow

Present
I crow
you crow
he/she/it crows
we crow
you crow
they crow

Preterite
I crew/crowed
you crew/crowed
he/she/it crew/crowed
we crew/crowed
you crew/crowed
they crew/crowed

Present Continuous
I am crowing
you are crowing
he/she/it is crowing
we are crowing
you are crowing
they are crowing

Present Perfect
I have crowed
you have crowed
he/she/it has crowed
we have crowed
you have crowed
they have crowed

Past Continuous
I was crowing
you were crowing
he/she/it was crowing
we were crowing
you were crowing
they were crowing

Past Perfect
I had crowed
you had crowed
he/she/it had crowed
we had crowed
you had crowed
they had crowed

Future
I will crow
you will crow
he/she/it will crow
we will crow
you will crow
they will crow

Future Perfect
I will have crowed
you will have crowed
he/she/it will have crowed
we will have crowed
you will have crowed
they will have crowed

Future Continuous
I will be crowing
you will be crowing
he/she/it will be crowing
we will be crowing
you will be crowing
they will be crowing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been crowing
you have been crowing
he/she/it has been crowing
we have been crowing
you have been crowing
they have been crowing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been crowing
you will have been crowing
he/she/it will have been crowing
we will have been crowing
you will have been crowing
they will have been crowing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been crowing
you had been crowing
he/she/it had been crowing
we had been crowing
you had been crowing
they had been crowing

Conditional
I would crow
you would crow
he/she/it would crow
we would crow
you would crow
they would crow

Past Conditional
I would have crowed
you would have crowed
he/she/it would have crowed
we would have crowed
you would have crowed
they would have crew

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crow - black birds having a raucous call corvine bird - birds of the crow familygenus Corvus, Corvus - type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravensAmerican crow, Corvus brachyrhyncos - common crow of North America
	2.	crow - the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)cock-a-doodle-doo - an imitation of the crow of a cockcry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
	3.	Crow - a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern MontanaSiouan, Sioux - a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
	4.	Crow - a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near VirgoCorvus
	5.	crow - an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"brag, bragging, crowing, gasconade, line-shooting, vaporingboast, boasting, jactitation, self-praise - speaking of yourself in superlatives
	6.	Crow - a Siouan language spoken by the CrowSiouan language, Siouan - a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux
Verb	1.	crow - dwell on with satisfaction gloat, triumphboast, brag, gasconade, shoot a line, vaunt, tout, gas, bluster, swash, blow - show offpreen, congratulate - pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
	2.	crow - express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy"let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
	3.	crow - utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning"let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

crow

¹verb1. squawk, cry, screech The cock crows and the dawn chorus begins.2. gloat, triumph, boast, swagger, brag, glory in, vaunt, bluster, exult, blow your own trumpet Edwards is already crowing over his victory.

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² nounRelated words
adjective corvine
collective noun murder

crow

verb1. To talk with excessive pride:boast, brag, gasconade, rodomontade, vaunt.Informal: blow.2. To feel or express an uplifting joy over a success or victory:exult, glory, jubilate, triumph.

Translations

乌鸦欢叫雄鸡啼叫雄鸡的啼叫声鸦

crow

(krəu) noun1. the name given to a number of large birds, generally black. 鸦，乌鸦 2. the cry of a cock. 雄鸡的啼叫声 verb1. (past tense crew) to utter the cry of a cock. 雄鸡啼叫2. to utter a cry of delight etc. The baby crowed with happiness. （小孩）欢叫 ˌcrow's-ˈnest noun a shelter at the masthead of a ship, used as a lookout post. 桅上守望台

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crow over (something)

To brag or boast about something, likened to the squawking of a rooster. You know, no one likes it when you go around crowing over your successes in business.See also: crow, over

crow's feet

Wrinkles at the corner of the eyes, likened to the long forked toes on a crow's foot. Some people dread getting wrinkles, but I rather like my crow's feet—I think they give me a wise appearance.See also: feet

be up with the crows

To be awake, out of bed, and active at a particularly early hour of the morning. Primarily heard in Australia. I don't know how he does it, but my husband is up with the crows every single morning. I won't have another pint, thanks. I have to be up with the crows tomorrow, so I'd better head home soon.See also: crow, up

up with the crows

Awake, out of bed, and active at a particularly early hour of the morning. Primarily heard in Australia. I don't know how he does it, but my husband has gotten up with the crows every morning of his life. I won't have another pint, thanks. I have to be up with the crows tomorrow, so I'd better head home soon.See also: crow, up

a crow to pluck

An issue to discuss—typically one that is a source of annoyance for the speaker. Hey, I have a crow to pluck with you! Why didn't you put gas in my car after you borrowed it?See also: crow, pluck

as the crow flies

The measurement of distance in a straight line. (From the notion that crows always fly in a straight line.) From here to the office, it's about 20 miles as the crow flies, but it's more like 30 miles by car since you have to wind around the mountain.See also: crow, flies

crow about (something)

1. Literally, to squawk, as of a rooster. What is that rooster crowing about now? It's not even daylight yet!2. By extension, to brag or boast about something. You know, no one likes it when you go around crowing about your successes in business.See also: crow

crow bait

Someone or something that is near death, often an animal. That old horse can barely walk around the farm these days—he's just crow bait now.See also: bait, crow

eat crow

To admit that one is wrong, usually when doing so triggers great embarrassment or shame. Ugh, now that my idea has failed, I'll have to eat crow in the board meeting tomorrow. I think Ellen is a perfectionist because the thought of having to eat crow terrifies her.See also: crow, eat

Jim Crow

The systemic discrimination against African Americans that occurred in the southern United States from the end of the American Civil War until the 1960s, in which black people were treated as a lower class of citizens than white people. Back during Jim Crow, a black person couldn't even use the same drinking fountain as a white person! Many are calling this systemic racism the "new Jim Crow."See also: crow, Jim

stone the crows

An exclamation of surprise. Well, stone the crows! I never thought I'd see him walk through those doors again.See also: crow, stone

stone the crows!

An expression of shock or surprise at or about something. Primarily heard in UK. Well, stone the crows! I never thought I'd see you around these parts again! Stone the crows, the kids are actually playing together quietly for once!See also: stone

make (one) eat crow

To cause or force one to admit that one was wrong, especially regarding something about which one was overconfident or too self-assured. They laughed at the thought of our team every winning the championships, but we'll make them eat crow when we beat them for the title tomorrow! They made me eat crow when they showed me the sales numbers for the latest product.See also: crow, eat, make

(as) hoarse as a crow

Speaking with a very raspy voice; very hoarse. Since I'm hoarse as a crow today, I'm not going to speak for much longer. I woke up hoarse as a crow after belting out my favorite songs all night long at the concert.See also: crow, hoarse

crow about something

and crow over something 1. Lit. [for a rooster] to cry out or squawk about something. The rooster was crowing about something—you never know what. 2. Fig. [for someone] to brag about something. Stop crowing about your successes! She is crowing over her new car.See also: crow

crow bait

Rur. someone or an animal that is likely to die; a useless animal or person. That old dog used to hunt good, but now he's just crow bait.See also: bait, crow

eat crow

1. . Fig. to display total humility, especially when shown to be wrong. Well, it looks like I was wrong, and I'm going to have to eat crow. I'll be eating crow if I'm not shown to be right. 2. Fig. to be shamed; to admit that one was wrong. When it became clear that they had arrested the wrong person, the police had to eat crow. Mary talked to Joe as if he was an uneducated idiot, till she found out he was a college professor. That made her eat crow.See also: crow, eat

*hoarse as a crow

very hoarse. (*Also: as ~.) After shouting at the team all afternoon, the coach was as hoarse as a crow. Jill: Has Bob got a cold? Jane: No, he's always hoarse as a crow.See also: crow, hoarse

make someone eat crow

Fig. to cause someone to retract a statement or admit an error. Because Mary was completely wrong, we made her eat crow. They won't make me eat crow. They can't prove I was wrong.See also: crow, eat, make

as the crow flies

In a straight line, by the shortest route, as in It's only a mile as the crow flies, but about three miles by this mountain road. This idiom is based on the fact that crows, very intelligent birds, fly straight to the nearest food supply. [Late 1700s] See also: crow, flies

crow over

Exult loudly about, especially over someone's defeat. For example, In most sports it's considered bad manners to crow over your opponent. This term alludes to the cock's loud crow. [Late 1500s] See also: crow, over

eat crow

Also, eat dirt or humble pie . Be forced to admit a humiliating mistake, as in When the reporter got the facts all wrong, his editor made him eat crow. The first term's origin has been lost, although a story relates that it involved a War of 1812 encounter in which a British officer made an American soldier eat part of a crow he had shot in British territory. Whether or not it is true, the fact remains that crow meat tastes terrible. The two variants originated in Britain. Dirt obviously tastes bad. And humble pie alludes to a pie made from umbles, a deer's undesirable innards (heart, liver, entrails). [Early 1800s] Also see eat one's words. See also: crow, eat

as the crow flies

If one place is a particular distance from another as the crow flies, the two places are that distance apart if you measure them in a straight line. I live at Mesa, Washington, about 10 miles as the crow flies from Hanford. This mountainous area has always been remote, although it is not far from Tehran as the crow flies. Note: People used to think that crows always travelled to their destination by the most direct route possible. `Make a beeline' is based on a similar idea. See also: crow, flies

eat crow

AMERICANIf someone eats crow, they admit that they have been wrong and apologize. He wanted to make his critics eat crow. I didn't want to eat crow the rest of my life if my theories were wrong. Note: The usual British expression is eat humble pie. See also: crow, eat

as the crow flies

used to refer to a shorter distance in a straight line across country rather than the distance as measured along a more circuitous road.See also: crow, flies

eat crow

be humiliated by your defeats or mistakes. North American informal In the USA ‘boiled crow’ has been a metaphor for something extremely disagreeable since the late 19th century.See also: crow, eat

as the ˈcrow flies

(informal) (of a distance) measured in a straight line: From here to the village it’s five miles as the crow flies, but it’s a lot further by road.See also: crow, flies

ˌstone the ˈcrows

ˌstone ˈme

(old-fashioned, British English) used to express surprise, shock, anger, etc: Stone the crows! You’re not going out dressed like that, are you?See also: crow, stone

eat crow

tv. to display total humility, especially when shown to be wrong. Well, it looks like I was wrong, and I’m going to have to eat crow. See also: crow, eat

as the crow flies

In a straight line.See also: crow, flies

eat crow

To be forced to accept a humiliating defeat.See also: crow, eat

as the crow flies

By the most direct or shortest route. Since crows normally fly straight to their food supply, this simile came into use as the shortest distance between two points. It originated in the late eighteenth century or even earlier.See also: crow, flies

eat crow/humble pie/dirt, to

To acknowledge an embarrassing error and humiliatingly abase oneself. All these expressions date from the early nineteenth century, eating crow from America and eating humble pie and dirt from Britain. The origin of the first is not known, although it is generally acknowledged that the meat of a crow tastes terrible. A story cited by Charles Funk and published in the Atlanta Constitution in 1888 claims that toward the end of the War of 1812, during a temporary truce, an American went hunting and by accident crossed behind the British lines, where he shot a crow. He was caught by an unarmed British officer who, by complimenting him on his fine shooting, persuaded him to hand over his gun. The officer then pointed the gun and said that as punishment for trespassing the American must take a bite out of the crow. The American obeyed, but when the officer returned his gun, he took his revenge and made the Briton eat the rest of the bird. The source of humble pie is less far-fetched; it is a corruption of (or pun on) umble-pie, “umbles” being dialect for the heart, liver, and entrails of the deer, which were fed to the hunt’s beaters and other servants while the lord and his guests ate the choice venison. This explanation appeared in 1830 in Vocabulary of East Anglia by Robert Forby. The analogy to eating dirt is self-evident. It appeared in Frederick W. Farrar’s Julian Home (1859): “He made up for the dirt they had been eating by the splendour of his entertainment.”See also: crow, eat, humble, pie

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verb gloat

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verb to talk with excessive pride

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verb to feel or express an uplifting joy over a success or victory

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