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English

Pronunciation

krō, /kroʊ/, /kroU/

Proper noun

A Native American tribe.
The Siouan language of this tribe.

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el:Crow gl:Crow it:Crow kk:Crow te:Crow

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Crows \Crows\ (kr[=o]z), n. pl.; sing. Crow. (Ethnol.)
A tribe of Indians of the Dakota stock, living in Montana; --
also called Upsarokas.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Crow \Crow\, n. [AS. cr[=a]we a crow (in sense 1); akin to D.
kraai, G. kr[aum]he; cf. Icel. kr[=a]ka crow. So named from
its cry, from AS. cr[=a]wan to crow. See Crow, v. i. ]
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1. (Zool.) A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus,
having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It
has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw.
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Note: The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is {Corvus
corone}. The common American crow is {Corvus
Americanus}. See Carrion crow, and Illustr., under
Carrion.
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2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron
used as a lever; a crowbar.
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Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight
Unto my cell. --Shak.
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3. The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1.
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4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.
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Carrion crow. See under Carrion.

Crow blackbird (Zool.), an American bird ({Quiscalus
quiscula}); -- called also purple grackle.

Crow pheasant (Zool.), an Indian cuckoo; the common coucal.
It is believed by the natives to give omens. See Coucal.

Crow shrike (Zool.), any bird of the genera Gymnorhina,
Craticus, or Strepera, mostly from Australia.

Red-legged crow. See Crough.

As the crow flies, in a direct line.

To pick a crow, To pluck a crow, to state and adjust a
difference or grievance (with any one).
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Crow \Crow\ (kr[=o]), v. i. [imp. Crew (kr[udd]) or Crowed
(kr[=o]d); p. p. Crowed (Crown (kr[=o]n), Obs.); p. pr. &
vb. n. Crowing.] [AS. cr[=a]wan; akin to D. kraijen, G.
kr[aum]hen, cf. Lith. groti to croak. [root]24. Cf. Crake.]
1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either
in joy, gayety, or defiance. "The cock had crown."
--Bayron.
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The morning cock crew loud. --Shak.
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2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
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3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
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The sweetest little maid,
That ever crowed for kisses. --Tennyson.
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To crow over, to exult over a vanquished antagonist.
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Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem. --Bp. Hall.
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WordNet Crow
n 1: black birds having a raucous call
2: the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
3: a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern
Montana
4: a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern
hemisphere near Virgo [syn: Corvus]
5: an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his
fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
[syn: brag, bragging, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting,
gasconade]
6: a Siouan language spoken by the Crow people
v 1: dwell on with satisfaction [syn: gloat, triumph]
2: express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy"
3: utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning"

Moby Dictionary
Homeric laughter , aphonia , artificial voice , bar , bark , bawl ,
be in stitches , beam , bellow , belly laugh , blare , blat , blow ,
blubber , bluster , boff , boffola , boom , brag , bray , break up ,
breathe , broken speech , broken tones , broken voice ,
burst into laughter , burst of laughter , burst out ,
burst out laughing , burst with laughter , bust a gut , buzz ,
cachinnate , cachinnation , cackle , call , cant hook , carol , caw ,
chant , charcoal , chatter , cheep , childish treble , chirk , chirp ,
chirr , chirrup , chitter , choked voice , chortle , chuck , chuckle ,
clack , claw bar , cluck , coal , cock-a-doodle-doo , convulsion , coo ,
cracked voice , crank , croak , cronk , crow over , crowbar , cry ,
cuckoo , delight , drawl , drum , dysarthria , dyslalia , dyslogia ,
dysphasia , dysphonia , dysphrasia , ebon , ebony , exclaim , exult ,
falsetto , fit of laughter , flute , gabble , gaggle ,
gales of laughter , gasconade , gasp , giggle , gloat , gloat over ,
glory , go into convulsions , gobble , growl , grunt , guffaw , guggle ,
ha-ha , handspike , harshness , hawking voice , hearty laugh , hee-haw ,
hee-hee , hilarity , hiss , ho-ho , hoarseness , honk , hoo , hoot ,
horselaugh , idioglossia , idiolalia , impairment of speech , ink ,
iron crow , jet , jimmy , joy , jubilate , keen , laugh , laugh it up ,
laugh outright , laughing , laughter , lever , lilt , limb , lisp ,
lisping , look big , loss of voice , marlinespike , mouth , mumble ,
murmur , mutter , muzzy speech , nasal tone , nasalization ,
nearly die laughing , night , outburst of laughter , outrigger , pant ,
peal of laughter , peavey , pedal , peep , pinch bar , pip , pipe , pitch ,
prate , prize , pry , puff , quack , quaver , raven , ripping bar ,
risibility , roar , roar of laughter , roar with laughter ,
rodomontade , roll , rumble , scold , scream , screech , shake ,
shake like jelly , shake with laughter , shout , shout of laughter ,
shriek , sibilate , sibilation , sigh , sing , sloe , smoke , smut , snap ,
snarl , snicker , snigger , snort , sob , soot , spar , speech defect ,
speech impediment , split , split with laughter , squall , squawk ,
squeal , tar , tee-hee , thunder , titter , treadle , tremor , trill ,
triumph , trumpet , twang , tweet , twit , twitter , vaunt , wail , warble ,
whine , whisper , whistle , wrecking bar , yap , yawp , yell , yelp , yuck ,
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