What (who) is Crow - definition
BIRD OF THE GENUS CORVUS, OR MORE BROADLY A SYNONYM FOR ALL OF CORVUS
Crows; Crow (Animal); Crow (animal); Crow (bird); Crow (zoology)
![A [[carrion crow]] scavenging on a beach in [[Dorset, England]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Corvus corone -near Canford Cliffs, Poole, England-8.jpg?width=200 "A [[carrion crow]] scavenging on a beach in [[Dorset, England]]")
crow
I
n.
1) crows caw
2) (misc.) as the crow flies ('in a straight line'); to eat crow ('to be placed in a humiliating position')
II
v. (colloq.) ('to exult') (d; intr.) to crow about, over (to crow about one's success; to crow over an enemy's misfortune)
crow
v. n.
Boast, brag, vaunt, bluster, swagger, vapor, triumph, gasconade, chuckle, exult.
crow
(crows, crowing, crowed)
1.
A crow is a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise.
N-COUNT
2.
When a cock crows, it makes a loud sound, often early in the morning.
The cock crows and the dawn chorus begins.
VERB: V
3.
If you say that someone is crowing about something they have achieved or are pleased about, you disapprove of them because they keep telling people proudly about it. (INFORMAL)
Edwards is already crowing about his assured victory...
We've seen them all crowing that the movement is dead.
= boast
VERB: V about/over n, V that [disapproval]
4.
If you say that a place is a particular distance away as the crow flies, you mean that it is that distance away measured in a straight line.
I live at Mesa, Washington, about 10 miles as the crow flies from Hanford.
PHRASE: oft amount PHR
Wikipedia
Crow
A crow (pronounced ) is a bird of the genus Corvus, or more broadly a synonym for all of Corvus. Crows are generally black in colour. The word "crow" is used as part of the common name of many species. The related term "raven" is not pinned scientifically to any certain trait, but is rather a general grouping for larger species of Corvus.
Pronunciation examples for Crow
1. holy crow, you are--
Mikkael Sekeres _ When Blood Breaks Down - Life Lessons from Leukemia _ Talks at Google
2. The crow said, relax.
Where in the World is Away _ Michael Franti _ Talks at Google
3. KELSEY CROWE: Mm-hmm.
There Is No Good Card for This _ Kelsey Crowe _ Talks at Google
4. KELSEY CROWE: Yes.
There Is No Good Card for This _ Kelsey Crowe _ Talks at Google
5. KELSEY CROWE: Thank you.
There Is No Good Card for This _ Kelsey Crowe _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of Crow
1. Crow, chairman and CEO of Crow Holdings, and Kathy Crow (wife). Rachida Dati, French minister of justice.
2. Earlier this month, he visited Montana‘s Crow Indian reservation and was adopted into the Crow Nation during a private ceremony.
3. Anguish: Sheryl Crow had surgery last week Rock star Sheryl Crow has undergone emergency surgery for breast cancer.
4. It‘s about as popular as Bob Crow is with Londoners.
5. Crow, like some Republicans here, was miffed that McCain of Arizona was nowhere in sight. I was appalled that McCain thumbed his nose at Greenville,‘‘ Crow said.