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eaten crow

eaten crow is the past participle of eat crow.

Meaning of eat crow

Verb

eat crow (third-person singular simple present eats crow, present participle eating crow, simple past ate crow, past participle eaten crow)

  1. (US, idiomatic) To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.
    • He must apologise, he saw that clearly enough, must eat crow, as he told himself.1901, Frank Norris, chapter 2, in The Octopus

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What is eaten crow the past participle of?
Eaten crow is the past participle of eat crow.

Words near eaten crow in the dictionary

  1. eaten away at
  2. eaten beaver
  3. eaten boiled crow
  4. eaten bread is soon forgotten
  5. eaten cookie
  6. eaten crow
  7. eaten cunt
  8. eaten dirt
  9. eaten down
  10. eaten for two
  11. eaten from the palm of someone's hand

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