: a reward of victory or mark of honor
especially : the title representing the championship in a sport
2
: a royal or imperial headdress or cap of sovereignty : diadem
3
: the highest part: such as
a
: the topmost part of the skull or head
b
: the summit of a mountain
c
: the head of foliage of a tree or shrub
d
: the part of a hat or other headgear covering the crown of the head
e
: the part of a tooth external to the gum or an artificial substitute for this
see tooth illustration
4
: a wreath, band, or circular ornament for the head
5
a
: something resembling a wreath or crown
b
: the knurled cap on top of a watch stem
6
often capitalized
a(1)
: imperial or regal power : sovereignty
(2)
: the government under a constitutional monarchy
b
: monarch
7
: something that imparts splendor, honor, or finish : culmination
8
a
: any of several old gold coins with a crown as part of the device
b
: an old usually silver British coin worth five shillings
9
a
: koruna
b
: krona
c
: krone
d
: kroon
10
a
: the region of a seed plant at which stem and root merge
b
: the arching end of the shank of an anchor where the arms join it
see anchor illustration
crowned
ˈkrau̇nd
adjective
crownless
ˈkrau̇n-ləs
adjective
crown
2 of 2
verb
crowned; crowning; crowns
transitive verb
1
a
: to place a crown or wreath on the head of
specifically : to invest with regal dignity and power
b
: to recognize officially as
they crowned her athlete of the year
c
: to award a championship to
crown a new champion
2
: to bestow something on as a mark of honor or recompense : adorn
3
: surmount, top
especially : to top (a checker) with a checker to make a king
4
: to bring to a successful conclusion : climax
the role that crowned her career
5
: to provide with something like a crown: such as
a
: to fill so that the surface forms a crown
b
: to put an artificial crown on (a tooth)
6
: to hit on the head
intransitive verb
1
of a forest fire : to burn rapidly through the tops of trees
2
in childbirth : to appear and begin to emerge headfirst or crown first at the vaginal opening
the baby’s head crowned