Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Crow \Crow\ (kr?), v. i. [imp. {Crew} (kr?) or {Crowed} (kr?d);
   p. p. {Crowed} ({Crown} (kr?n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Crowing}.] [AS. cr?wan; akin to D. kraijen, G. kr?hen, cf.
   Lith. groti to croak. [root]24. Cf. {Crake}.]
   1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either
      in joy, gayety, or defiance. ``The cock had crown.''
      --Bayron.

            The morning cock crew loud.           --Shak.

   2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.

   3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.

            The sweetest little maid, That ever crowed for
            kisses.                               --Tennyson.

   {To crow over}, to exult over a vanquished antagonist.

            Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem. --Bp. Hall.