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crow
What does crow mean?
crow (verb): to make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce crow?
/kɹoʊ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does crow come from?
The verb is from Middle English crowen, from Old English crāwan (past tense crēow, past participle crāwen), from Proto-West Germanic *krāan, from Proto-Germanic *krēaną, from imitative Proto-Indo-European *gerH- (“to cry hoarsely”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “crow” mean?
to bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to
Not quite: that's what incur means.
to cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance
Not quite: that's what roast means.
to make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance
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to move by dragging one's body along or close to a surface, like a worm or insect, or on one's hands and knees, like a human baby
Not quite: that's what crawl means.
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