crow

crow
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. caw; brag, boast, gloat. See boasting, cry. —n. raven, blackbird.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. raven, rook, jackdaw, Corvus brachyrhynchos (Latin); see bird 1 .
as the crow flies,
Syn. straight, in a straight line, by a direct route; see direct 1 .
eat crow*,
Syn. retract, confess an error, take back; see admit 2 , apologize , recant .
v.
1. [To boast]
Syn. exult, gloat, brag; see boast 1 .
2. [To make a crowing sound]
Syn. squawk, caw, cackle; see cry 3 , sound 1 .
See Synonym Study at boast .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
raven, rook, jackdaw.
II
v.
brag, boast, bluster, strut, *toot one's own horn, exult, gloat, vaunt.
ANT.: minimize, be humble, *eat crow
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To talk with excessive pride: boast, brag, gasconade, rodomontade, vaunt. Informal: blow1. See PRAISE. 2. To feel or express an uplifting joy over a success or victory: exult, glory, jubilate, triumph. See HAPPY.

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