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cried havoc

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

Meaning of cry havoc

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete) To shout out 'Havoc!'; that is, to give an army the order to plunder.
    • Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Questions about cried havoc

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

Words near cried havoc in the dictionary

  1. cried from the housetop
  2. cried from the housetops
  3. cried from the rooftop
  4. cried from the rooftops
  5. cried halves
  6. cried havoc
  7. cried in one's beer
  8. cried it out
  9. cried like a baby
  10. cried like a little girl
  11. cried off

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