as the crow flies
crow
verb[ I ]
uk /krəʊ/ us /kroʊ/crowed or UK alsocrew

crowverb[I] (CRY)

When a cock (= an adult male chicken) crows, it makes a very long and loud sharp cry: （公鸡）啼叫，打鸣
We were woken at dawn by a cock crowing repeatedly.黎明时，我们被一阵阵的鸡啼声吵醒。
When a baby crows, it makes sudden cries of happiness.（婴儿）欢叫

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Animal (non-human) sounds
baa
barky
bleat
buzzy
caterwauling
chatter
cheep
cockcrow
coo
honk
miaow
moo
purr
quack
roar
trill
trumpet
tu-whit tu-whoo
warble
whinny

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Sounds made by humans with their mouths

crowverb[I] (TALK PROUDLY)

disapproving
to talk in a proud and annoying way, often because you have succeeded and other people have failed:
crow aboutHe's always crowing about his latest triumph.他老是吹嘘他最近取得的成功。
We were careful not to crow too much.
It can be tempting to crow over other people's failures.

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to boast about something
boastI don't mean to boast, but I got a promotion well ahead of schedule.
bragShe likes to brag about how her son is a doctor.
crowHe won't stop crowing about how much money he makes.
trumpetHe's always trumpeting his latest triumph.
show offShe likes to show off by wearing expensive shoes wherever she goes.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Boasting
bighead
blow
blow your own trumpetidiom
blowhard
boast
boastful
boastfulness
brag
braggadocio
braggadocious
braggart
chest-beating
chest-thumping
crow about something
flex
humblebrag
rodomontade
swaggerer
toot
toot your own hornidiom

crow | American Dictionary

crow
noun[ C ]
us/kroʊ/

crownoun[C] (BIRD)

a large, black bird with a loud cry
crow
verb[ I ]
us/kroʊ/past tense and past participlecrowed

crowverb[I] (CRY)

(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.