crow
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7.8
- noun
- /kroʊ/
- She realized she was wrong and decided to eat crow in front of her friends.
- eat crow
Examples
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Well, I got to eat crow, which is a good deal these days.
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I can eat crow in the name of a good cause.
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But time will tell just how many people are willing to eat their crow over and over again.
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If you get to say, 'I told you so,' then we will eat a little crow at your pleasure.
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Even if the president wins a narrow victory, you and Ben will have crow to eat.
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Or maybe eat a little crow, when your performance gets a big yawn.
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You will eat just as much crow if you're wrong, whether you take it or not.
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Will you help ensure that the media, collectively, eats a generous helping of crow on the night of November 6?
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It will be a lot of eating crow and humble pie.
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One, I hope all you analysts who said VCU didn't belong are properly eating crow and apologizing today.
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Synonyms
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3.5
Talk that shows too much pride about your own achievements or things
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4.2
A proud talk about your achievements to impress others
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2.5
Talking too proudly about your own success or abilities
5
3.3
A proud statement about yourself or what you have
4
9.5
Words that show you think you are better than others without proof
1
5.6
Proud talk after a victory that annoys others
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9.9
Talk that shows too much pride in your achievements
1
9.9
Talk that brags and makes things sound bigger than they are
Talk that shows off by making things seem better than they are
Talk that shows too much pride and no real facts
Antonyms
Idioms
3
4.2
A distance measured in a straight line between two places rather than by road
Compounds
- NSFW
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8.9
Laws and social rules that kept Black and white people separate in the Southern United States
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6
9.0
Laws in the United States that kept Black and white people apart, mainly in the South
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3.3
A large glossy black bird found in North America that makes a loud cawing sound and is very smart
- Indian
1
9.9
A large bird that lives on the ground with shiny black feathers and a long tail
- Archaic
A small plant like grass with pale flowers and a bitter root used to treat stomach problems
- Australian
A black and white bird like a crow that sings a pleasant song and copies other sounds
How Boastful
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7.8
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4.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crow meaning a piece of boastful talk comes from the verb crow (the bird's loud shout) being used as a picture of bragging, so a 'crow' is simply a boast.