ALL meanings of cry wolf
cry wolf
C c - phrase cry wolf If someone cries wolf, they say that there is a problem when there is not, with the result that people do not believe them when there really is a problem. 3
- noun cry wolf to give a false alarm 3
- transitive verb+noun cry wolf lie 1
- transitive verb+noun cry wolf false alarm 1
- noun plural cry wolf any of several large carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, of the dog family Canidae, especially C. lupus, usually hunting in packs, formerly common throughout the Northern Hemisphere but now chiefly restricted to the more unpopulated parts of its range. 1
- noun plural cry wolf the fur of such an animal. 1
- noun plural cry wolf any of various wolflike animals of different families, as the thylacine. 1
- noun plural cry wolf (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Lupus. 1
- noun plural cry wolf the larva of any of various small insects infesting granaries. 1
- noun plural cry wolf a cruelly rapacious person. 1
- noun plural cry wolf Informal. a man who makes amorous advances to many women. 1
- noun plural cry wolf Music. the harsh discord heard in certain chords of keyboard instruments, especially the organ, when tuned on some system of unequal temperament. a chord or interval in which such a discord appears. (in bowed instruments) a discordant or false vibration in a string due to a defect in structure or adjustment of the instrument. 1
- verb with object cry wolf to devour voraciously (often followed by down): He wolfed his food. 1
- verb without object cry wolf to hunt for wolves. 1
- idioms cry wolf cry wolf, to give a false alarm: Is she really sick or is she just crying wolf? 1
- idioms cry wolf keep the wolf from the door, to avert poverty or starvation; provide sufficiently for: Their small inheritance kept the wolf from the door. 1
- idioms cry wolf throw to the wolves. throw (def 57). 1
- idioms cry wolf wolf in sheep's clothing, a person who conceals his or her evil intentions or character beneath an innocent exterior. 1
- verb cry wolf (Idiomatic) To raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears. 0