crow (crowed)

crow (crowed)
صَاحَ (الديك)‏ \ crow (crowed): (of a cock) to make a loud cry, esp. at sunrise.

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  • Crowed — 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crowed — 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crow — crow1 [krō] n. [ME croue < OE crawa, akin to Ger krähe, ON kraka < IE base * ger , echoic of hoarse cry > CRAKE, CRANE, CRACK1] 1. a) any of a genus (Corvus) of large, nonmigratory corvids with glossy black plumage and a typical harsh… …   English World dictionary

  • crow — verb, meaning ‘to make the sound of a cock’ and ‘to boast’, has past forms crowed (more usual) and crew (only in the first meaning, often in allusion to the cock in the New Testament account of Christ s betrayal). The past participle is always… …   Modern English usage

  • crow — Ⅰ. crow [1] ► NOUN 1) a large perching bird with mostly glossy black plumage, a heavy bill, and a raucous voice. 2) informal an old or ugly woman. ● as the crow flies Cf. ↑as the crow flies ORIGIN O …   English terms dictionary

  • crow — I. /kroʊ / (say kroh) noun 1. either of two large, lustrous black Australian birds of the genus Corvus, having a characteristic harsh staccato call and shorter neck feathers than the raven: a. the Torresian crow, C. orru, found in Indonesia, New… …  

  • crow — crow1 /kroh/, n. 1. any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America. 2. any of several… …   Universalium

  • crow — I UK [krəʊ] / US [kroʊ] noun [countable] Word forms crow : singular crow plural crows a large black bird that makes a loud sound called cawing • as the crow flies eat crow II UK [krəʊ] / US [kroʊ] verb [intransitive] Word forms crow : present… …   English dictionary

  • crow — I [[t]kroʊ[/t]] n. 1) orn any of various large, stout billed, usu. gregarious songbirds of the genus Corvus (family Corvidae), typically black or drab colored, and nearly worldwide in distribution 2) orn any of several other birds of the family… …   From formal English to slang

  • crow — [[t]kro͟ʊ[/t]] crows, crowing, crowed 1) N COUNT A crow is a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise. 2) VERB When a cock crows, it makes a loud sound, often early in the morning. The cock crows and the dawn chorus begins. 3) VERB… …   English dictionary

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