to cry creak: to confess oneself beaten or in error; to give up the contest; to give in. Obsolete. (Cf. to cry craven at craven, adj. 1b, to cry (or s…
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > defeat or overthrow > be defeated or overthrown [verb (intransitive)] > confess oneself beaten (4) to cry creak?1562 to cry creak: to confess oneself beaten or in error; to give up the contest; to give in. Obsolete. (Cf. to cry craven at craven, adj. 1b, to cry (or s… to give, lay down, yield the bucklers1592 Phrases (sense 1): to play at bucklers, at sword and buckler: to fence; see also sword, n. to take up the bucklers: to enter the lists, present… to cry cravena1634 to cry craven: to acknowledge oneself vanquished, to give up the contest, surrender. Also figurative. holler1845 intransitive. To cry out loud, to shout; to complain. In a fight: to give up, to cry ‘enough’. Also: to sing a ‘holler’ (see holler, n.1)… |
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