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Meaning of 'cry' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cry [ v. i.]
- To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.
- To utter lamentations; to lament audibly; to express pain, grief, or distress, by weeping and sobbing; to shed tears; to bawl, as a child.
- To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals.
- A loud utterance; especially, the inarticulate sound produced by one of the lower animals; as, the cry of hounds; the cry of wolves.
- Outcry; clamor; tumult; popular demand.
- Any expression of grief, distress, etc., accompanied with tears or sobs; a loud sound, uttered in lamentation.
- Loud expression of triumph or wonder or of popular acclamation or favor.
- Importunate supplication.
- Public advertisement by outcry; proclamation, as by hawkers of their wares.
- Common report; fame.
- A word or phrase caught up by a party or faction and repeated for effect; as, the party cry of the Tories.
- A pack of hounds.
- A pack or company of persons; -- in contempt.
- The crackling noise made by block tin when it is bent back and forth.
2 . Cry [ v. t.]
- To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad; to declare publicly.
- To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping; as, to cry one's self to sleep.
- 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.
- to publish the banns of, as for marriage.

Meaning of 'cry' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cry [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
Example in sentence:
  • a cry of rage;
  • a yell of pain
Meaning (2):
- a slogan used to rally support for a cause
Example in sentence:
  • a cry to arms;
  • our watchword will be `democracy'
Meaning (3):
- the characteristic utterance of an animal
Example in sentence:
  • animal cries filled the night
Meaning (4):
- a fit of weeping
Example in sentence:
  • had a good cry
Meaning (5):
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
Example in sentence:
  • the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience
6 . cry [ v]
Meaning (6):
- proclaim or announce in public
Example in sentence:
  • before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news;
  • He cried his merchandise in the market square
Meaning (7):
- utter a sudden loud cry
Example in sentence:
  • I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me;
  • she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle
Meaning (8):
- shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
Example in sentence:
  • 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
Meaning (9):
- utter a characteristic sound
Example in sentence:
  • The cat was crying
Meaning (10):
- bring into a particular state by crying
Example in sentence:
  • The little boy cried himself to sleep
Meaning (11):
- demand immediate action
Example in sentence:
  • This situation is crying for attention
Meaning (12):
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
Example in sentence:
  • `Help!' she cried;
  • `I won!' he exclaimed;
  • `I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost

Nearby Words:

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