ALL meanings of cry
cry
C c - verb cry When you cry, tears come from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt. 3
- verb cry Cry is also a noun. 3
- verb cry If you cry something, you shout it or say it loudly. 3
- verb cry Cry out means the same as cry. 3
- countable noun cry A cry is a loud, high sound that you make when you feel a strong emotion such as fear, pain, or pleasure. 3
- countable noun cry A cry is a shouted word or phrase, usually one that is intended to attract someone's attention. 3
- countable noun cry You can refer to a public protest about something or an appeal for something as a cry of some kind. 3
- countable noun cry A bird's or animal's cry is the loud, high sound that it makes. 3
- verb cry to utter inarticulate sounds, esp when weeping; sob 3
- verb cry to shed tears; weep 3
- verb cry to scream or shout in pain, terror, etc 3
- verb cry to utter or shout (words of appeal, exclamation, fear, etc) 3
- verb cry (of animals, birds, etc) to utter loud characteristic sounds 3
- verb cry to hawk or sell by public announcement 3
- verb cry to announce (something) publicly or in the streets 3
- verb cry to clamour or beg 3
- verb cry to call 3
- noun cry the act or sound of crying; a shout, exclamation, scream, or wail 3
- noun cry the characteristic utterance of an animal or bird 3
- noun cry a call 3
- noun cry an oral announcement, esp one made by town criers 3
- noun cry a fit of weeping 3
- noun cry the baying of a pack of hounds hunting their quarry by scent 3
- noun cry a pack of hounds 3
- intransitive verb cry to make a loud vocal sound or utterance; call out, as for help; shout 3
- intransitive verb cry to sob and shed tears, in expressing sorrow, pain, grief, etc.; weep 3
- intransitive verb cry to plead or clamor (for) 3
- intransitive verb cry to show or suggest a great need (for) 3
- intransitive verb cry to utter its characteristic call 3
- verb transitive cry to plead or beg for 3
- verb transitive cry to utter loudly; shout; exclaim 3
- verb transitive cry to call out (wares for sale, services offered, etc.); announce publicly 3
- verb transitive cry to bring into a specified condition by crying 3
- noun cry a loud vocal sound expressing pain, anger, fright, joy, etc. 3
- noun cry any loud utterance; shout 3
- noun cry an announcement or advertisement called out publicly 3
- noun cry an urgent appeal; plea 3
- noun cry popular report; rumor; rallying call or battle cry; watchword 3
- noun cry the current opinion or fashion 3
- noun cry clamor of the people; public outcry 3
- noun cry a slogan 3
- noun cry a sobbing and shedding of tears; fit of weeping 3
- noun cry the characteristic vocal sound of an animal 3
- noun cry the baying of hounds in the chase 3
- verb without object cry to utter inarticulate sounds, especially of lamentation, grief, or suffering, usually with tears. 1
- verb without object cry to weep; shed tears, with or without sound. 1
- verb without object cry to call loudly; shout; yell (sometimes followed by out). 1
- verb without object cry to demand resolution or strongly indicate a particular disposition: The rise in crime cried out for greater police protection. 1
- verb without object cry to give forth vocal sounds or characteristic calls, as animals; yelp; bark. 1
- verb without object cry (of a hound or pack) to bay continuously and excitedly in following a scent. 1