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cries foul

cries foul is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 cries foul

What is cries foul the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cries foul is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cry foul.

Words near cries foul in the dictionary

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

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