amerikai:
brit:
1. A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
2. The cry of the rooster.
Szinonimák: cock-a-doodle-doo
3. Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
4. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
Szinonimák: crowbar
5. A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.
6. (among butchers) The mesentery of an animal.
7. A black person.
8. The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank.
1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.
2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
He’s been crowing all day about winning the game of cards.
3. To test the reed of a double reed instrument by placing the reed alone in the mouth and blowing it.