Assertion: uncle | /r/CapableOf | make demand
Facets:
value: to cry uncle
type: PURPOSE
value: from an aggressor
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: One theory posits that "uncle" is actually a mangled form of the Irish word "anacol," meaning "protection" or "safety," making a demand from an aggressor to "cry uncle" equivalent to the thug demanding that his victim "cry for help" as a signal of surrender.