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Definition of crow
(Entry 1 of 3)
1 : any of various large usually entirely glossy black passerine birds (family Corvidae and especially genus Corvus)
2 capitalized
a : a member of an American Indian people of the region between the Platte and Yellowstone rivers
b : the language of the Crow people
4 : humble pie the braggart was forced to eat crow
as the crow flies
: in a straight line
crow
verbDefinition of crow (Entry 2 of 3)
1 : to make the loud shrill sound characteristic of a cock
2 : to utter a sound expressive of pleasure
3a : to exult gloatingly especially over the distress of another
b : to brag exultantly or blatantly
: to say with self-satisfaction
crow
noun (2)Definition of crow (Entry 3 of 3)
1 : the cry of the cock
2 : a triumphant cry
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