crown

crown

crown (third-person singular simple present crowns, present participle crowning, simple past and past participle crowned)

1. To place a crown on the head of.
2. To formally declare (someone) a king or emperor.
3. To declare (someone) a winner.
   • 2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, BBC Sport:

     New Zealand were crowned world champions for the first time in 24 years after squeezing past an inspired France team by a single point.

4. (medicine) Of a baby, during the birthing process; for the surface of the babys 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.

5. (transitive) To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, such as the face of a machine pulley.
6. To hit on the head
7. (video games) To shoot an opponent in the back of the head with a shotgun in a first-person shooter video game.
8. (board games) 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.

crown (plural crowns)

1. A reward of victory or a mark of honor.
2. A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
3. A representation of such a headdress, as in heraldry; it may even be that only the image exists, no physical crown, as in the case of the kingdom of Belgium; by analogy such crowns can be awarded to moral persons that dont even have a head, as the mural crown for cities in heraldry
4. A wreath or band for the head.
5. Imperial or regal power, or those who wield it.

   Treasure trove automatically becomes property of the Crown.

6. The topmost part of the head.
7. The highest part a hill.
8. The top part of a hat.
9. The raised centre of a road.
10. The highest part of an arch.
11. Splendor, finish, culmination.

    crown achievement

12. Any currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress)
13. Specifically, a former British coin worth five shillings.
14. (botany) The part of a plant where the root and stem meet.
15. (anatomy) The part of a tooth above the gums.
16. (dentistry) A prosthetic covering for a tooth.
17. (nautical) A knot formed in the end of a rope by tucking in the strands to prevent them from unravelling
18. (nautical) The part of an anchor where the arms and the shank meet
19. (paper) A standard size of printing paper measuring 20 inches x 15 inches.
20. (chemistry) A monocyclic ligand having three or more binding sites, capable of holding a guest in a central location
21. (medicine) During childbirth, the appearance of the babys head from the mothers vagina
    • 2007, David Schottke, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, First Responder: Your First Response in Emergency Care, page 385

      You will see the babys head crowning during contractions, at which time you must prepare to assist the mother in the delivery of the baby.

crown (not comparable)

1. Of, related to, or pertaining to a crown.

   crown prince

2. Of, related to, pertaining to the top of a tree or trees.

   a crown fire

	corona
	royal, imperial or princely headdress
	any currency issued by the crown
	former British coin worth five shillings
	part of a plant where the root and stem meet
	anatomy: part of tooth
	A restoration of teeth using materials that are fabricated by indirect methods which are cemented into place.
	A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.

	incoronare
	to place a crown on the head of
	declare one a winner
	to formally declare one a king or emperor

	cocuzzolo
	of the head
	of a hill

	capsula
	dentistry: prosthetic covering for a tooth

	centro
	centre of a road

	chiave di volta
	highest part of an arch

	cima
	of a hill

	diamante
	part of an anchor

	vetta
	of a hill

	calotta
	of a hat

	calotta cranica
	of the head

	colmo
	centre of a road

	coronamento
	splendor, finish, culmination

	ghirlanda
	wreath or band for the head

	serto
	wreath or band for the head

	sommità
	of a hill

corona fogliare

coronare

diadema

picco

pinnacolo

vertice

Altri significati:

The top part of a hat.

The raised centre of a road.

(botany) The part of a plant where the root and stem meet.

Imperial or regal power, or those who wield it.

imperial or regal power

Any currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress)

(nobleman’s) seat

crown (of head)

(chemistry) A monocyclic ligand having three or more binding sites, capable of holding a guest in a central location

Of, related to, pertaining to the top of a tree or trees.

(paper) A standard size of printing paper measuring 20 inches x 15 inches.

of, related to, or pertaining to a crown

(video games) To shoot an opponent in the back of the head with a shotgun in a first-person shooter video game.

To declare (someone) a winner.

cap (esp. a traditional cap worn with sokutai or ikan clothing)

The highest part a hill.

(dentistry) A prosthetic covering for a tooth.

(board games) In checkers, to stack two checkers to indicate that the piece has become a king.

(anatomy) The part of a tooth above the gums.

The highest part of an arch.

To formally declare (someone) a king or emperor.

A representation of such a headdress, as in heraldry; it may even be that only the image exists, no physical crown, as in the case of the kingdom of Belgium; by analogy such crowns can be awarded to moral persons that don't even have a head, as the mural crown for cities in heraldry

Of, related to, or pertaining to a crown.

Splendor, finish, culmination.

representation of such a headdress

(nautical) A knot formed in the end of a rope by tucking in the strands to prevent them from unravelling

To place a crown on the head of.

Specifically, a former British coin worth five shillings.

The topmost part of the head.

reward of victory or a mark of honor

(nautical) The part of an anchor where the arms and the shank meet

A wreath or band for the head.

To hit on the head

(dental) crown

A reward of victory or a mark of honor.

(medicine) Of a baby, during the birthing process; for the surface of the baby's head to appear in the vaginal opening.

Traduzione 'veloce'

corona ,incoronare ,cocuzzolo ,capsula ,centro