crow

verb [I] (CRY)

/kroʊ/ (past tense and past participle crowed)

Definition

› (of a male chicken) to make a loud cry: A rooster crowed repeatedly. › Someone who crows expresses a lot of happiness or pride: “I told you so,” my little brother crowed.

(Definition of crow verb (CRY) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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