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cried foul

cried foul is the simple past and past participle of cry foul.

Meaning of cry foul

Verb

cry foul (third-person singular simple present cries foul, present participle crying foul, simple past and past participle cried foul)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To protest about something which appears to be unjust.

Questions about cried foul

What is cried foul the simple past and past participle of?
Cried foul is the simple past and past participle of cry foul.

Words near cried foul in the dictionary

  1. cried buckets
  2. cried carrots and turnips
  3. cried craven
  4. cried cupboard
  5. cried down
  6. cried foul
  7. cried from the housetop
  8. cried from the housetops
  9. cried from the rooftop
  10. cried from the rooftops
  11. cried halves

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