crow
crow [crow crows crowed crew crowing] noun, verb BrE [krəʊ] NAmE [kroʊ]
noun
1. a large bird, completely or mostly black, with a rough unpleasant cry
2. a sound like that of a ↑cock / ↑rooster crowing
•She gave a little crow of triumph.
more at eat crow at ↑eat, stone the crows at ↑stone v.
Word Origin:
n. sense 1 Old English crāwe West Germanic Dutch kraai German Krähe ↑crown. sense 2 and v. Old English crāwan West Germanic German krähen ↑crow
Idiom: ↑as the crow flies
verb
1. intransitive (of a ↑cock / ↑rooster)to make repeated loud high sounds, especially early in the morning
•A cock began to crow.
2. intransitive, transitive (disapproving)to talk too proudly about sth you have achieved, especially when sb else has been unsuccessful
Syn: ↑boast, Syn: ↑gloat
•~ (about/over sth) He won't stop crowing about his victory.
•+ speech ‘I've won, I've won!’ she crowed.
•~ that… He crowed that they had sold out in one day.
3. intransitive (BrE) (of a baby)to make happy sounds
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
n. sense 1 Old English crāwe West Germanic Dutch kraai German Krähe ↑crown. sense 2 and v. Old English crāwan West Germanic German krähen ↑crow
Example Bank:
•She gave the purse to Ruby, who crowed with delight.
•The company hasn't much to crow about, with sales down compared with last year.
•‘I've won, I've won!’ she crowed triumphantly.
•He won't stop crowing about his victory.
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