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crumple upTo become crumpled or messily folded up.Rate it:
crumple upTo crumple or messily fold.Rate it:
crumple upTo collapse; to give up and fold in a stressful situation.Rate it:
crunch numbersTo figure; to do the math.Rate it:
crunch timeTime to make a decision or act. The approach of a deadline.Rate it:
crush outTo force out or separate by pressure.Rate it:
cry all the way to the bankTo be happy due to the receipt of money, although expressing sorrow about the cause of such receipt.Rate it:
cry downto cry until it is tired.Rate it:
cry downTo decryRate it:
cry for helpActing out as a means of displaying a subconscious desire for attention or help.Rate it:
cry for helpIn her second year at the school Alexis stopped doing her homework and would often scribble on walls. Her teachers wondered whether this was a cry for help, or if she was simply misbehaving.Rate it:
cry foulTo protest about something which appears to be unjust.Rate it:
cry in one's beerTo feel sorry for oneself; to feel sadness or regret, especially in combination with self-pity.Rate it:
cry like a baby(of an adult or older child) To bawl unabashedly and pitifully.Rate it:
cry like a little girlTo bawl unabashedly and pitifully.Rate it:
cry me a riverAn admonishment, reminder, chiding, demand or ejaculation addressed to an individual whom evinces sadness. seemingly suffers disappointment, disillusionment, distress, and renders a general resentment toward the people in this world with a constant flow of tears.Rate it:
cry offTo cancel something that one has previously arranged with someone.Rate it:
cry one's eyes outTo moan.Rate it:
cry one's eyes outTo weep for an elongated time, or in an excessive manner.Rate it:
cry outTo shout in a loud voice, due to pain, or fear, or unhappiness.Rate it:
cry out againstTo complain strongly, usually as a group.Rate it:
cry out forTo say that a situation needs a thing, or a solution urgently.Rate it:
cry over spilled milkBecome needlessly upset over trivial reverses or losses, express resentment when others gain incidental items or are chosen instead of your being favored.Rate it:
Cry Over Spilled MilkTo become sad over something that has already taken place and the results could not be changedRate it:
cry someone a riverTo try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling.Rate it:
cry someone a riverTo weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person.Rate it:
cry the bluesTo complain, especially in order to obtain sympathy for one's own purportedly sad situation.Rate it:
cry the bluesTo sing in the style of blues music.Rate it:
cry uncleTo beg for mercy; to give up; to ask to stop (something painful or unbearable).Rate it:
cry upTo extol, praise.Rate it:
cry wolfTo raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.Rate it:
Cry WolfTo send out a wrong signal of any threat or impending danger, a false alarmRate it:
crying shameA situation that is considered to be a disgrace, or deplorable.Rate it:
crystal clearCompletely clear and understood.Rate it:
crystal dickErectile dysfunction caused by methamphetamine use or other drug use.Rate it:
crystal dickA penis that is flaccid as a result of methamphetamine or other drug use.Rate it:
crystal-clearCompletely clear and understood.Rate it:
CTCInitialism of Check The ClassificationRate it:
CTFOInitialism of chill the fuck out.Rate it:
ctnThe cotangent function.Rate it:
CUThe ISO 3166-1 two-letter code for Cuba.Rate it:
cube outTo reach the volume limit of a container.Rate it:
cuckoo clockornate timepieceRate it:
cuckoo for cocoa puffsan expression meaning crazy or insaneRate it:
cuddle upTo lie or sit in a comfortable, relaxed position, especially holding someone else.Rate it:
cue upThe act of taking aim on the cue ball with the cue in a game of snooker, or billiards, etc.Rate it:
cuff Jonassaid of one who is knock-kneed, or who beats his sides to keep himself warm in frosty weather.Rate it:
cul8rAbbreviation of see you later.Rate it:
culpable homicideUsed other than as an idiom: see culpable, homicide.Rate it:
culpable homicideHomicide which is culpable but does not rise to the level of murder; unlawful killing of a human being which does not constitute murder.Rate it:

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