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cry craven

cry craven verb: to surrender.

Verb

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

  1. (archaic) To surrender.
    Synonyms:
    cry uncle

Synonyms of cry craven

Forms of cry craven

third-person singular presentcries craven
present participlecrying craven
past participlecried craven
pastcried craven

Questions about cry craven

What does cry craven mean?
Cry craven means to surrender.
What part of speech is cry craven?
Cry craven is a verb.
What is the past tense of cry craven?
The past tense of cry craven is cried craven.

Words near cry craven in the dictionary

  1. cry baby
  2. cry beef
  3. cry blue murder
  4. cry buckets
  5. cry carrots and turnips
  6. cry craven
  7. cry cupboard
  8. cry down
  9. cry for help
  10. cry foul
  11. cry from the housetop

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