To cry down

To cry down
Cry Cry, v. t. 1. To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad; to declare publicly. [1913 Webster]

All, all, cry shame against ye, yet I 'll speak. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

The man . . . ran on,crying, Life! life! Eternal life! --Bunyan. [1913 Webster]

2. To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping; as, to cry one's self to sleep. [1913 Webster]

3. To make oral and public proclamation of; to declare publicly; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, ets.; as, to cry goods, etc. [1913 Webster]

Love is lost, and thus she cries him. --Crashaw. [1913 Webster]

4. Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage. [1913 Webster]

I should not be surprised if they were cried in church next Sabbath. --Judd. [1913 Webster]

{To cry aim}. See under {Aim}.

{To cry down}, to decry; to depreciate; to dispraise; to condemn. [1913 Webster]

Men of dissolute lives cry down religion, because they would not be under the restraints of it. --Tillotson.

{To cry out}, to proclaim; to shout. ``Your gesture cries it out.'' --Shak.

{To cry quits}, to propose, or declare, the abandonment of a contest.

{To cry up}, to enhance the value or reputation of by public and noisy praise; to extol; to laud publicly or urgently. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • To cry down — Down Down, adv. [For older adown, AS. ad[=u]n, ad[=u]ne, prop., from or off the hill. See 3d {Down}, and cf. {Adown}, and cf. {Adown}.] 1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cry down — transitive verb Date: 1598 disparage, depreciate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Cry — Cry, v. t. 1. To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad; to declare publicly. [1913 Webster] All, all, cry shame against ye, yet I ll speak. Shak. [1913 Webster] The man . . . ran on,crying, Life! life! Eternal life! Bunyan. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Down — Down, adv. [For older adown, AS. ad[=u]n, ad[=u]ne, prop., from or off the hill. See 3d {Down}, and cf. {Adown}, and cf. {Adown}.] 1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position; below;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Down helm — Down Down, adv. [For older adown, AS. ad[=u]n, ad[=u]ne, prop., from or off the hill. See 3d {Down}, and cf. {Adown}, and cf. {Adown}.] 1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Down on — Down Down, adv. [For older adown, AS. ad[=u]n, ad[=u]ne, prop., from or off the hill. See 3d {Down}, and cf. {Adown}, and cf. {Adown}.] 1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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