crow /ˈkro/
  啼叫,烏鴉,雞鳴,撬棍(vi.)啼叫,報曉
  Crow v. i. [imp. Crew or Crowed p. p. Crowed (Crown Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Crowing.]
  1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance. “The cock had crown.”
     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, n.
  1. Zool. 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 Corvus corone.  The common American crow is Corvus 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 Zool., an American bird (Quiscalus quiscula); -- called also purple grackle.
  Crow pheasant Zool., an Indian cuckoo; the common coucal. It is believed by the natives to give omens. See Coucal.
  Crow shrike Zool., 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).
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  crow
       n 1: black birds having a raucous call
       2: the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
       3: a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern
          Montana
       4: a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern
          hemisphere near Virgo [syn: Corvus]
       5: an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his
          fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
          [syn: brag, bragging, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting,
           gasconade]
       6: a Siouan language spoken by the Crow people
       v 1: dwell on with satisfaction [syn: gloat, triumph]
       2: express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy"
       3: utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning"