I.
noun
1 that a king/queen wears
ADJECTIVE
▪ gold
VERB + CROWN
▪ wear
▪ place , put on
▪
The ~ was placed upon the new monarch's head.
2 the crown position/power of a king/queen
ADJECTIVE
▪ imperial , royal
VERB + THE CROWN
▪ offer sb
▪
In 1688 the ~ was offered to William and Mary.
▪ accept
▪ refuse
THE CROWN + VERB
▪ pass
▪
In 1553 the ~ passed from Edward VI to Mary.
3 ( usually the Crown ) the state as represented by a king/queen
VERB + CROWN
▪ serve
CROWN + NOUN
▪ Crown Court (in England and Wales)
▪ jewels
▪ colony , land
▪
a piece of Crown land
4 honour of being the best in a sports competition
ADJECTIVE
▪ heavyweight , Olympic ( esp. BrE ), world , etc.
VERB + CROWN
▪ capture , claim , take , win
▪ lose
▪
He lost his world ~ to the Korean champion.
▪ fight for
▪ defend , regain , retain
II.
verb
Crown is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ emperor , ↑ king , ↑ queen