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 rallysupport 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"
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