Definition of crow (Entry 2 of 3)
Verb
boast, brag, vaunt, crow mean to express pride in oneself or one's accomplishments. boast often suggests ostentation and exaggeration
//boasts of every trivial success
, but it may imply a claiming with proper and justifiable pride.
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the town boasts one of the best museums in the area brag suggests crudity and artlessness in glorifying oneself.
//bragging of their exploits vaunt usually connotes more pomp and bombast than boast and less crudity or naïveté than brag.
//vaunted his country's military might crow usually implies exultant boasting or bragging.
//crowed after winning the championship
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Noun (2)
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (1)
Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe; akin to Old High German krāwa crow, Old English crāwan to crow
Verb
Middle English, from Old English crāwan
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