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cries off

cries off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cry off.

Meaning of cry off

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive) To cancel something previously arranged with someone.
    • Sorry, but I have to cry off the game on Saturday, as my mother-in-law is coming to visit.
  2. (intransitive) To leave.
  3. (intransitive, slang) To confess; to snitch or inform on (someone).

Questions about cries off

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

Words near cries off in the dictionary

  1. cries in one's beer
  2. cries in the wilderness
  3. cries it out
  4. cries like a baby
  5. cries like a little girl
  6. cries off
  7. cries on
  8. cries one's eyes out
  9. cries oneself to sleep
  10. cries out
  11. cries out for

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