crown

crown1 [ kraun ] noun count **

▸ 1 on king/queen's head

▸ 2 title for winning

▸ 3 top part of head/hat

▸ 4 cover for tooth

▸ 5 top part of hill

▸ 6 someone who rules

▸ 7 top part of tree

▸ 8 unit of money

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

a ) a decoration for your head shaped like a crown:

a crown of wild flowers

2. ) a title that you get when you win an important sports competition:

France will be defending their World Cup crown.

3. ) the top part of your head

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

4. ) a cover for a tooth that has broken or decayed badly:

a gold crown

5. ) the round top part of a hill

6. ) the crown or the Crown FORMAL the king or queen:

the relationship between the British 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.

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

8. ) a unit of money used in the U.K. in the past

a ) a unit of money used in some European countries

crown

crown 2 [ kraun ] verb transitive

▸ 1 make king/queen

▸ 2 put cover on tooth

▸ 3 add greatest success

▸ 4 cover top of something

▸ 5 hit someone on head

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 put a cover on a tooth that has broken or decayed badly

3. ) 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.

4. ) to cover the top of something:

Almost every hill is crowned with a pretty village.

5. ) INFORMAL OLD-FASHIONED to hit someone hard on the head