Crow 1 (kr?)n. pl. Crow or Crows 1. A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting an area of the northern Great Plains between the Platte and Yellowstone Rivers, now located in southeast Montana. The Crow became nomadic buffalo hunters after migrating west from the Missouri River in North Dakota in the 18th century.2. The Siouan language of the Crow.[Translation of terms for the Crow people in many Native American languages, such as Lakota, Yanktonai, and Santee kh??í wi?hasa, crow man : kh??í , crow + wi?hasa, man.]Crow 2 (kr?)n. See Corvus.crow 1 (kr?)n.1. Any of several large glossy black birds of the genus Corvus, having a characteristic raucous call, especially C. brachyrhynchos of North America.2. A crowbar.Idiom: as the crow flies In a straight line.[Middle English croue, from Old English cr?we; see ger?- in Indo-European roots. Sense 2, from the resemblance of its forked end to a crow’s foot or beak.]crow 2 (kr?)intr.v. crowed, crow·ing, crows 1. To utter the shrill cry characteristic of a rooster.2. To exult over an accomplishment or piece of good fortune; boast. See Synonyms at boast1.3. To make a sound expressive of pleasure or well-being, characteristic of an infant.n.1. The shrill cry of a rooster.2. An inarticulate sound expressive of pleasure or delight.[Middle English crouen, from Old English cr?wan; see ger?- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.crow (kr??) n1. (Animals) any large gregarious songbird of the genus Corvus, esp C. corone (the carrion crow) of Europe and Asia: family Corvidae. Other species are the raven, rook, and jackdaw and all have a heavy bill, glossy black plumage, and rounded wings. See also carrion crow2. (Animals) any of various other corvine birds, such as the jay, magpie, and nutcracker3. (Animals) any of various similar birds of other families4. offensive an old or ugly woman5. (Tools) short for crowbar6. as the crow flies as directly as possible7. eat crow informal US and Canadian to be forced to do something humiliating[Old English cr?wa; related to Old Norse kr?ka, Old High German kr?ia, Dutch kraai]crow (kr??) vb (intr) 1. (past tense crowed or crew) to utter a shrill squawking sound, as a cock2. (often foll by over) to boast one’s superiority3. (esp of babies) to utter cries of pleasurenthe act or an instance of crowing[Old English cr?wan; related to Old High German kr?en, Dutch kraaien] ?crower n ?crowingly advCrow (kr??) npl Crows or Crow1. (Peoples) a member of a Native American people living in E Montana2. (Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Siouan familyCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014crow1 (kro?) n. 1. 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. any of several other birds of the family Corvidae. 3. crowbar. Idioms: 1. as the crow flies, in a straight line; by the most direct route. 2. eat crow, to be forced to admit one’s mistake; suffer humiliation. [before 900; Middle English crowe, Old English cr?we, cr?wa, akin to Old Saxon kr?ia, Old High German chr?wa, chr?ja] crow2 (kro?) v. crowed, for 1, (esp. Brit.), crew; crowed; crow?ing; v.i. 1. to utter the characteristic cry of a rooster. 2. to gloat or exult (often fol. by over). 3. to boast or brag. 4. to utter an inarticulate cry of pleasure. n. 5. the cry of a rooster. 6. an inarticulate cry of pleasure. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English cr?wan; see crow1] crow?er, n. Crow (kro?) n., pl. Crows, (esp. collectively) Crow. 1. a member of a Plains Indian people of the Yellowstone River drainage basin in Montana and N Wyoming. 2. the Siouan language of the Crow. [1795?1805; translation of North American French (gens des) Corbeaux Raven (people), literal translation of Crow apsá·loke a Crow Indian] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.crow (kr?) Any of various large birds having shiny black feathers and a raucous call. Crows are closely related to ravens and magpies.The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.crowPast participle: crowedGerund: crowingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativecrowcrowPresentI crowyou crowhe/she/it crowswe crowyou crowthey crowPreteriteI crew/crowedyou crew/crowedhe/she/it crew/crowedwe crew/crowedyou crew/crowedthey crew/crowedPresent ContinuousI am crowingyou are crowinghe/she/it is crowingwe are crowingyou are crowingthey are crowingPresent PerfectI have crowedyou have crowedhe/she/it has crowedwe have crowedyou have crowedthey have crowedPast ContinuousI was crowingyou were crowinghe/she/it was crowingwe were crowingyou were crowingthey were crowingPast PerfectI had crowedyou had crowedhe/she/it had crowedwe had crowedyou had crowedthey had crowedFutureI will crowyou will crowhe/she/it will crowwe will crowyou will crowthey will crowFuture PerfectI will have crowedyou will have crowedhe/she/it will have crowedwe will have crowedyou will have crowedthey will have crowedFuture ContinuousI will be crowingyou will be crowinghe/she/it will be crowingwe will be crowingyou will be crowingthey will be crowingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been crowingyou have been crowinghe/she/it has been crowingwe have been crowingyou have been crowingthey have been crowingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been crowingyou will have been crowinghe/she/it will have been crowingwe will have been crowingyou will have been crowingthey will have been crowingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been crowingyou had been crowinghe/she/it had been crowingwe had been crowingyou had been crowingthey had been crowingConditionalI would crowyou would crowhe/she/it would crowwe would crowyou would crowthey would crowPast ConditionalI would have crowedyou would have crowedhe/she/it would have crowedwe would have crowedyou would have crowedthey would have crewCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011