crown

I UK [kraʊn] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "crown":
singular crown plural crowns
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1)

a) a circular decoration that a king or queen wears on their head as a symbol of power, often decorated with jewels

b) a decoration for your head shaped like a crown

a crown of wild flowers

2) the crown or the Crown

formal the king or queen

the relationship between Parliament and the Crown

a) the crown the position of being king or queen

When he dies, the crown will pass to his son.

b) the Crown the government of a country that has a king or queen

a minister of the Crown

The Crown was forced to drop the charges because of a lack of evidence.

3) a title that you get when you win an important sports competition

France will be defending their World Cup crown.

4)

a) the top part of your head

b) the part of a hat that covers the crown of your head

5) a cover for a tooth that has broken or decayed badly

a gold crown

6) the round top part of a hill

7) the wide circular top part of some types of tree

8)

a) a unit of money used in some European countries

b) a unit of money used in the UK in the past. One crown was worth five shillings.

See:

half crown

II UK [kraʊn] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "crown":
present tense I/you/we/they crown he/she/it crowns present participle crowning past tense crowned past participle crowned
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1) to make someone a king or queen during a ceremony in which a crown is put on their head

James III was crowned at Kelso Abbey.

crown someone something:

Haile Selassie was crowned emperor in 1930.

a) to give someone a crown for winning a competition

crown someone something:

She was crowned Miss America almost twenty years ago.

b) to give someone a title for winning an important sports competition

crown someone something:

They were crowned champions after a dramatic 6–5 final.

2) to add the last and greatest success to a series of achievements

Williams crowned his amazing pop career by taking three of last night's four major awards.

3) to cover the top of something

Almost every hill is crowned with a pretty village.

4) to put a cover on a tooth that has broken or decayed badly

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- to crown it all