crow
Pronunciation: /kɹəʊ/
The English word “crow” has 15 meanings listed here.
noun
- A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
- Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
- A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
- Someone who keeps watch while their associates commit a crime; a lookout.
- A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.
- The mesentery of an animal.
- An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.
- A black person.
- The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank.
- The cry or call of a rooster or a cockerel, especially as heard at sunrise.
adjective
verb
- To use a crowbar, wedge, or other implement to attempt to open a surface by leveraging force on the opposite end of the tool to pry off the connection between the two surfaces.
- To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.
- To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
- To test the reed of a double reed instrument by placing the reed alone in the mouth and blowing it.
Etymology
From Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ (compare West Frisian krie, Dutch kraai, German Krähe), from *krēaną (“to crow”). See below. The verb is a back-formation from crowbar.
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