crow Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun black birds having a raucous call
noun the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
noun a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana
noun a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo
Corvus.
noun an instance of boastful talk
vaporing; crowing; bragging; brag; line-shooting; gasconade.
- his brag is worse than his fight
- whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
noun a Siouan language spoken by the Crow
verb dwell on with satisfaction
triumph; gloat.
verb express pleasure verbally
- She crowed with joy
verb utter shrill sounds
- The cocks crowed all morning

AS. crwan; akin to D. kraijen, G. krhen, cf. Lith. groti to croak. Cf. Crake.

imperfect Crew or Crowed past participle Crowed (Crown obsolete ); present participle & verbal noun Crowing

To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance. "The cock had crown." Bayron.
The morning cock crew loud. Shak.
To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
The sweetest little maid, That ever crowed for kisses. Tennyson.

Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem. Bp. Hall.

AS. crwe a crow (in sense 1); akin to D. kraai, G. kre; cf. Icel. krka crow. So named from its cry, from AS. crwan to crow. See Crow, v. i.

(Zoöl.) A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw. ✍ The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is C. corone. The common American crow is C. Americanus. See Carrion crow, and Illustr., under Carrion.
A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight Unto my cell. Shak.
The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1.
The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.