1. 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.
2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
The sweetest little maid, That ever crowed for kisses. Tennyson.
To crow over, to exult over a vanquished antagonist.
Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem. Bp. Hall.
CROW
Crow, n. Etym: [AS. cr a crow (in sense 1); akin to D. kraai, G. kr;
cf. Icel. kr crow. So named from its cry, from AS. cr to crow. See
Crow, v. i. ]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw.
Note: 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.
2. 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.
3. The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1.
4. The mesentery of a beast; — so called by butchers. Carrion crow.
See under Carrion.
— Crow blackbird (Zoöl.), an American bird (Quiscalus quiscula); —
called also purple grackle.
— Crow pheasant (Zoöl.), an Indian cuckoo; the common coucal. It is
believed by the natives to give omens. See Coucal.
— Crow shrike (Zoöl.), 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).