crown
crown [crown crowns crowned crowning] noun, verb BrE [kraʊn] NAmE [kraʊn]
noun
OF KING/QUEEN
1. countable an object in the shape of a circle, usually made of gold and ↑precious stones, that a king or queen wears on his or her head on official occasions
2. the Crownsingular the government of a country, thought of as being represented by a king or queen
•land owned by the Crown
•a Minister of the Crown
• Who's appearing for the Crown (= bringing a criminal charge against sb on behalf of the state) in this case?
3. the crownsingular the position or power of a king or queen
• She refused the crown (= refused to become queen).
•his claim to the French crown
OF FLOWERS/LEAVES
4. countable a circle of flowers, leaves, etc. that is worn on sb's head, sometimes as a sign of victory
IN SPORTS COMPETITION
5. countable, usually singular (informal)the position of winning a sports competition
•She is determined to retain her Wimbledon crown.
OF HEAD/HAT
6. (usually the crown)singular the top part of the head or a hat 
HIGHEST PART
7. (usually the crown)singular the highest part of sth
•the crown of a hill
•from the crown of the final bend
ON TOOTH
8. countable an artificial cover for a damaged tooth
SHAPE
9. countable anything in the shape of a crown, especially as a decoration or a ↑badge
MONEY
10. countable a unit of money in several European countries
•Czech crowns
11. countable an old British coin worth five ↑shillings (= now 25p)
see the jewel in the crown at ↑jewel
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French corune (noun), coruner (verb), Old French corone (noun), coroner (verb), from Latin corona ‘wreath, chaplet’.
Example Bank:
•He lost his world crown to the Korean champion.
•He succeeded to the crown of Spain
•In 1553 the crown passed from Edward VI to Mary.
•In 1688 the crown was offered to William and Mary.
•She swept her hair into a bun at the crown of her head.
•The crown was placed upon the new monarch's head.
•There were raindrops on his bald crown.
•a piece of Crown land
•He won the final race of the season to clinch the world crown.
•the emperor's jewel-encrusted crown
Idiom: ↑crown it all
verb
KING/QUEEN
1. to put a crown on the head of a new king or queen as a sign of royal power
•~ sb Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953.
•~ sb + noun The prince was soon to be crowned King of England.
COVER TOP
2. usually passive ~ sth (with sth) to form or cover the top of sth
•His head was crowned with a mop of brown curls.
MAKE COMPLETE
3. often passive ~ sth (with sth) to make sth 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
4. ~ sb (old-fashioned, informal)to hit sb on the head
TOOTH
5. ~ sth to put an artificial cover on a tooth
Syn: ↑cap
•I've had one of my teeth crowned.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French corune (noun), coruner (verb), Old French corone (noun), coroner (verb), from Latin corona ‘wreath, chaplet’.
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