'Cry' definitions:

Definition of 'cry'

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noun
A loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" [syn: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation]
noun
A loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" [syn: cry, yell]
noun
A slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: war cry, rallying cry, battle cry, cry, watchword]
noun
A fit of weeping; "had a good cry"
noun
The characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
verb
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" [syn: shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall]
verb
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" [syn: cry, weep] [ant: express joy, express mirth, laugh]
verb
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" [syn: exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout]
verb
Proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square" [syn: cry, blazon out]
verb
Demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention"
verb
Utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying"
verb
Bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy cried himself to sleep"

Definition of 'Cry'

From: GCIDE
  • Cry \Cry\, v. t.
  • 1. To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad; to declare publicly. [1913 Webster]
  • All, all, cry shame against ye, yet I 'll speak. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • The man . . . ran on,crying, Life! life! Eternal life! --Bunyan. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping; as, to cry one's self to sleep. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Love is lost, and thus she cries him. --Crashaw. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage. [1913 Webster]
  • I should not be surprised if they were cried in church next Sabbath. --Judd. [1913 Webster]
  • To cry aim. See under Aim.
  • To cry down, to decry; to depreciate; to dispraise; to condemn. [1913 Webster]
  • Men of dissolute lives cry down religion, because they would not be under the restraints of it. --Tillotson.
  • To cry out, to proclaim; to shout. "Your gesture cries it out." --Shak.
  • To cry quits, to propose, or declare, the abandonment of a contest.
  • To cry up, to enhance the value or reputation of by public and noisy praise; to extol; to laud publicly or urgently. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cry'

From: GCIDE
  • Cry \Cry\ (kr[imac]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cried (kr[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Crying.] [F. crier, cf. L. quiritare to raise a plaintive cry, scream, shriek, perh. fr. queri to complain; cf. Skr. cvas to pant, hiss, sigh. Cf. Quarrel a brawl, Querulous.]
  • 1. To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore. [1913 Webster]
  • And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice. -- Matt. xxvii. 46. [1913 Webster]
  • Clapping their hands, and crying with loud voice. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry unto thee. -- Ps. xxviii. 2. [1913 Webster]
  • The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord. --Is. xl. 3. [1913 Webster]
  • Some cried after him to return. --Bunyan. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To utter lamentations; to lament audibly; to express pain, grief, or distress, by weeping and sobbing; to shed tears; to bawl, as a child. [1913 Webster]
  • Ye shall cry for sorrow of heart. --Is. lxv. 14. [1913 Webster]
  • I could find it in my heart to disgrace my man's apparel and to cry like a woman. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals. [1913 Webster]
  • The young ravens which cry. --Ps. cxlvii. 9. [1913 Webster]
  • In a cowslip's bell I lie There I couch when owls do cry. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • To cry on or To cry upon, to call upon the name of; to beseech. "No longer on Saint Denis will we cry." --Shak.
  • To cry out. (a) To exclaim; to vociferate; to scream; to clamor. (b) To complain loudly; to lament.
  • To cry out against, to complain loudly of; to censure; to blame.
  • To cry out on or To cry out upon, to denounce; to censure. "Cries out upon abuses." --Shak.
  • To cry to, to call on in prayer; to implore.
  • To cry you mercy, to beg your pardon. "I cry you mercy, madam; was it you?" --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cry'

From: GCIDE
  • Cry \Cry\ (kr?), n.; pl. Cries (kr?z). [F. cri, fr. crier to cry. See Cry, v. i. ]
  • 1. A loud utterance; especially, the inarticulate sound produced by one of the lower animals; as, the cry of hounds; the cry of wolves. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Outcry; clamor; tumult; popular demand. [1913 Webster]
  • Again that cry was found to have been as unreasonable as ever. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Any expression of grief, distress, etc., accompanied with tears or sobs; a loud sound, uttered in lamentation. [1913 Webster]
  • There shall be a great cry throughout all the land. --Ex. xi. 6. [1913 Webster]
  • An infant crying in the night, An infant crying for the light; And with no language but a cry. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Loud expression of triumph or wonder or of popular acclamation or favor. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • The cry went once on thee. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Importunate supplication. [1913 Webster]
  • O, the most piteous cry of the poor souls. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. Public advertisement by outcry; proclamation, as by hawkers of their wares. [1913 Webster]
  • The street cries of London. --Mayhew. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. Common report; fame. [1913 Webster]
  • The cry goes that you shall marry her. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. A word or phrase caught up by a party or faction and repeated for effect; as, the party cry of the Tories. [1913 Webster]
  • All now depends upon a good cry. --Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster]
  • 9. A pack of hounds. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • A cry more tunable Was never hollaed to, nor cheered with horn. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 10. A pack or company of persons; -- in contempt. [1913 Webster]
  • Would not this . . . get me a fellowship in a cry of players? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 11. The crackling noise made by block tin when it is bent back and forth. [1913 Webster]
  • A far cry, a long distance; -- in allusion to the sending of criers or messengers through the territory of a Scottish clan with an announcement or summons. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'cry'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Cry'