CROW | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of crow in English crownoun [ C ] uk /krəʊ/ us /kroʊ/ Add to word list Add to word list a large, black bird with a loud, unpleasant cry   GlobalP/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Other wild birds

• bird of paradise
• blackbird
• blue tit
• bluebird
• bluejay
• finch
• flycatcher
• goldfinch
• greenfinch
• honeyeater
• magpie
• martin
• mockingbird
• mynah
• nighthawk
• rook
• skylark
• song thrush
• sparrow
• squab

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Idiom

as the crow flies crowverb [ I ] uk /krəʊ/ us /kroʊ/ crowed or UK also crew

crow verb [I] (CRY)

When a cock (= an adult male chicken) crows, it makes a very long and loud sharp cry: We were woken at dawn by a cock crowing repeatedly. When a baby crows, it makes sudden cries of happiness. Animal (non-human) sounds

• barky
• bray
• buzzy
• caterwauling
• chatter
• cheep
• chirp
• clip-clop
• cock-a-doodle-doo
• cockcrow
• coo
• honk
• meow
• moo
• purr
• roar
• squeal
• tu-whit tu-whoo
• warble
• whinny

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Sounds made by humans with their mouths

crow verb [I] (TALK PROUDLY)

disapproving to talk in a proud and annoying way, often because you have succeeded and other people have failed: crow about He's always crowing about his latest triumph. We were careful not to crow too much. It can be tempting to crow over other people's failures. to boast about something

• boastI don't mean to boast, but I got a promotion well ahead of schedule.
• bragShe likes to brag about how her son is a doctor.
• crowHe won't stop crowing about how much money he makes.
• trumpetHe's always trumpeting his latest triumph.
• show offShe likes to show off by wearing expensive shoes wherever she goes.

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• bighead
• blow
• blow your own trumpet idiom
• blowhard
• boast
• boastful
• boastfulness
• brag
• braggadocio
• braggadocious
• braggart
• chest beating
• chest thumping
• crow about something
• flex
• humblebrag
• rodomontade
• swaggerer
• toot
• toot your own horn idiom

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crow | American Dictionary

crownoun [ C ] us /kroʊ/

crow noun [C] (BIRD)

Add to word list Add to word list a large, black bird with a loud cry crowverb [ I ] us /kroʊ/ past tense and past participle crowed

crow verb [I] (CRY)

(of a male chicken) to make a loud cry: A rooster crowed repeatedly. Someone who crows expresses a lot of happiness or pride: “I told you so,” my little brother crowed. (Definition of crow from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of crow?

Translations of crow

in Chinese (Traditional) 烏鴉, 叫, （公雞）啼叫，打鳴… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 乌鸦, 叫, （公鸡）啼叫，打鸣… See more in Spanish cuervo, cuervo [masculine], Cacareo… See more in Portuguese corvo, corvo [masculine], cantar… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian カラス, 鳴（な）く… See more karga, böbürlenmek, kabarmak… See more corbeau [masculine], chanter, corneille… See more corb… See more kraai, gekraai, kraaien… See more vrána, kokrhání, kokrhat… See more krage, gal, gale… See more burung gagak, kokok ayam, berkokok… See more อีกา, เสียงไก่ขัน, (ไก่) ขัน… See more con quạ, tiếng gáy, gáy… See more wrona, piać, pianie… See more kråka, galande, gala… See more gagak, kokok, kokokan ayam… See more die Krähe, das Krähen, krähen… See more kråke [masculine-feminine], gale, kråke… See more 까마귀… See more ворона, спів півня, співати кукуріку… See more corvo, canto del gallo, cantare… See more Need a translator?

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    • crow (CRY)
    • crow (TALK PROUDLY)
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    • crow (BIRD)
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