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Definition of 'Cry'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) cry
to utter inarticulate sounds, esp. of grief or suffering, usu. with tears.

2.  cry
to shed tears, with or without sound; weep.

3.  cry
to call loudly; shout (sometimes fol. by out).

4.  cry
to manifest urgent need for attention (often fol. by out):
decaying streets that cry out for repair.

5.  cry
(of an animal) to give forth a vocal sound or characteristic call.

6. (v.t.) cry
to utter loudly; call out.

7.  cry
to announce publicly:
to cry one's wares.

8.  cry
to beg or plead for:
to cry mercy.

9.  cry
to bring (oneself) to a specified state by weeping:
to cry oneself to sleep.

10.  cry
cry down, to disparage; belittle.

11.  cry
cry off, to break a promise, agreement, etc.

12.  cry
cry up, to praise; extol.

13. (n.) cry
the act or sound of crying; a shout, scream, or wail.

14.  cry
a fit of weeping.

15.  cry
the utterance or call of an animal.

16.  cry
an entreaty; appeal.

17.  cry
a political or party slogan.

18.  cry
(in fox hunting)

19.  cry
a continuous baying of a hound or a pack in following a scent.

20.  cry
a pack of hounds.

21.  cry
Archaic. an oral proclamation or announcement.

22.  cry
a long way.

23.  cry
altogether different.

Definition of 'Cry'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
"the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

2. (noun) cry, yell
a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
"a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"

3. (noun) war cry, rallying cry, battle cry, cry, watchword
a slogan used to rally support for a cause
"a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'"

4. (noun) cry
a fit of weeping
"had a good cry"

5. (verb) cry
the characteristic utterance of an animal
"animal cries filled the night"

6. (verb) shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
utter a sudden loud cry
"she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

7. (verb) cry, weep
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
"She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"

8. (verb) exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
"`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"

9. (verb) cry, blazon out
proclaim or announce in public
"before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square"

10. (verb) cry
demand immediate action
"This situation is crying for attention"

11. (verb) cry
utter a characteristic sound
"The cat was crying"

12. (verb) cry
bring into a particular state by crying
"The little boy cried himself to sleep"

Definition of 'Cry'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) cry
to have tears coming from your eyes
Please don't cry.; The boy was crying for his parents.

2.  cry
cry your eyes out
emphasizes sb is crying hard

3.  cry
to shout
"Stop!" she cried out.; Someone was crying for help.

4.  cry
crying out for sth
to need sth badly
Hospitals are crying out for more nurses.

5.  cry
cry wolf
to say you are in trouble when you are not, so that no one believes you when you really are in trouble

6.  cry
for crying out loud
emphasizes annoyance
Hurry up, for crying out loud.

7. (noun) cry
sth expressed loudly
a cry of pain/fear

8.  cry
the noise a bird or young animal makes
the eerie cry of a hawk

Definition of 'Cry'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) Cry
to make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore

2. (verb) Cry
to utter lamentations; to lament audibly; to express pain, grief, or distress, by weeping and sobbing; to shed tears; to bawl, as a child

3. (verb) Cry
to utter inarticulate sounds, as animals

4. (verb) Cry
to utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad; to declare publicly

5. (verb) Cry
to cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping; as, to cry one's self to sleep

6. (verb) Cry
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

7. (verb) Cry
to publish the banns of, as for marriage

8. (verb) Cry
a loud utterance; especially, the inarticulate sound produced by one of the lower animals; as, the cry of hounds; the cry of wolves

9. (verb) Cry
outcry; clamor; tumult; popular demand

10. (verb) Cry
any expression of grief, distress, etc., accompanied with tears or sobs; a loud sound, uttered in lamentation

11. (verb) Cry
loud expression of triumph or wonder or of popular acclamation or favor

12. (verb) Cry
importunate supplication

13. (verb) Cry
public advertisement by outcry; proclamation, as by hawkers of their wares

14. (verb) Cry
common report; fame

15. (verb) Cry
a word or phrase caught up by a party or faction and repeated for effect; as, the party cry of the Tories

16. (verb) Cry
a pack of hounds

17. (verb) Cry
a pack or company of persons; -- in contempt

18. (verb) Cry
the crackling noise made by block tin when it is bent back and forth

Translation of 'Cry'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to let tears come from the eyes; to weep She cried when she heard of the old man's death.
Afrikaans: huil, ween, grens	Arabic: يَبْكي	Bulgarian: плача
Brazilian: chorar	Czech: plakat	German: weinen
Danish: græde; tude	Greek: κλαίω	Spanish: llorar
Estonian: nutma	Farsi: گریه کردن	Finnish: itkeä
French: pleurer	Hebrew: לִבְכוֹת	Hindi: रोना
Croatian: plakati	Hungarian: sír	Indonesian: menangis
Icelandic: gráta	Italian: piangere	Japanese: 泣く
Korean: 울다	Lithuanian: verkti, raudoti	Latvian: raudāt
Malay: menangis	Dutch: huilen	Norwegian: gråte, grine
Polish: płakać	Persian: گریه کردن	Pashto: ژړا کول
Portuguese: chorar	Romanian: a plânge	Russian: плакать
Slovak: plakať	Slovenian: jokati	Serbian: plakati
Swedish: gråta	Thai: ร้องไห้	Turkish: ağlamak, göz yaşı dökmek
Taiwanese: 哭	Ukrainian: плакати	Urdu: رونا، آنسو بهانا
Vietnamese: khóc	Chinese: 哭
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