Crown

/kɹaʊn/

The meaning and definition of Crown, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. (by extension) The state, the government (headed by a monarch).
    “Treasure recovered from shipwrecks automatically becomes property of the Crown.”
  2. (by extension) Any reward of victory or mark of honor.
    “the martyr's crown”
verb
  1. Of a baby, during the birthing process; for the surface of the baby's head to appear in the vaginal opening.
    “The mother was in the second stage of labor and the fetus had just crowned, prompting a round of encouragement from the midwives.”
  2. In checkers, to stack two checkers to indicate that the piece has become a king.
    ““Crown me!” I said, as I moved my checker to the back row.”
Synonyms award garland honor prize wreath bull

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