cry off

cry off

verb

Definition of CRY OFF

intransitive verb

chiefly British

: to beg off

transitive verb

: to call off (as a bargain)

Examples of CRY OFF

1. <their film deal had been abruptly cried off, and now the filmmakers were back to square one>

First Known Use of CRY OFF

1775

Related to CRY OFF

Synonyms

abandon, abort, call, call off, cancel, drop, recall, repeal, rescind, revoke, scrap, scrub

Antonyms

continue, keep

Related Words

abrogate, annul, invalidate, nullify, void, write off; recant, retract, take back, withdraw; countermand, reverse, roll back; break off, discontinue, end, halt, stop, terminate; hold back, interrupt, suspend; give up, relinquish, surrender

Near Antonyms

engage, pledge, promise; begin, commence, initiate, start; take on, take up, undertake

Rhymes with CRY OFF

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