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crow

Definition

  • noun: a large black bird that has a loud and harsh cry
  • noun: any of various large usually entirely glossy black passerine birds (family Corvidae and especially genus 'Corvus')
  • verb: to make the loud, high sound that a rooster makes or a similar sound
  • verb: to make the loud shrill sound characteristic of a cock

Examples

  • They live about three miles from here 'as the crow flies', though the actual drive is more like six (miles).

  • “I've won three times in a row,” he 'crowed'. = He 'crowed' that he had won three times in a row.

  • The rest of us were sick of hearing her 'crow' about/over her success.

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