- 1to put a crown on the head of a new king or queen as a sign of royal power crown somebody Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953. crown somebody + noun The prince was soon to be crowned King of England.
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cover top - 2[usually passive] crown something (with something) to form or cover the top of something His head was crowned with a mop of brown curls.
- 3[often passive] crown something (with something) to make something complete or perfect, especially by adding an achievement, a success, etc. The award of the Nobel Prize has crowned a glorious career in physics. Their efforts were finally crowned with success. hit on head
- 4crown somebody (old-fashioned) (informal) to hit someone on the head tooth
- 5crown something to put an artificial cover on a tooth synonym cap I've had one of my teeth crowned.
crown
verbNAmE//kraʊn//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they crown he / she / it crowns
past simple crowned
-ing form crowning
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