crow
n.
any of various large black birds; cry of a rooster
v.
cry out; cry out in triumph; brag, boast
Crow
n.
Siouan language spoken by the Crow Indian tribe; family name
n.
member of the Crow Indian tribe of eastern Montana
Crow
Crow (disambiguation)
Crow
Noun
1. a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana
(hypernym) Sioux, Siouan
2. a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo
(synonym) Corvus
(hypernym) constellation
3. a Siouan language spoken by the Crow people
(hypernym) Siouan, Siouan language
crow
Noun
1. black birds having a raucous call
(hypernym) corvine bird
(hyponym) American crow, Corvus brachyrhyncos
(member-holonym) Corvus, genus Corvus
2. the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
(hypernym) cry
(hyponym) cock-a-doodle-doo
3. an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
(synonym) brag, bragging, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade
(hypernym) boast, boasting, self-praise, jactitation
(derivation) gloat, triumph
Verb
1. dwell on with satisfaction
(synonym) gloat, triumph
(hypernym) boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade
(hyponym) preen, congratulate
(derivation) brag, bragging, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade
2. express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy"
(hypernym) utter, emit, let out, let loose
(derivation) brag, bragging, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade
3. utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning"
(hypernym) utter, emit, let out, let loose
Crow
(v. i.)
To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
(v. i.)
To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
(v. i.)
To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance.
(v. i.)
The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.
(v. i.)
The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1.
(v. i.)
A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw.
(v. i.)
A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Crow
[Native American] Crow is perhaps one of the most prevalent mythological trickster characters. Gagqa the Seneca reference, Chulyen, is an Alaskan Tanaina trickster figure similar to Intuit Raven. The people of the Crow tribe refer to themselves as Apsaalooke (Absoraka).