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ALL meanings of cry one's eyes out

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  • noun cry one's eyes out to weep bitterly 3
  • noun cry one's eyes out to weep much and bitterly 3
  • verb without object cry one's eyes out to utter inarticulate sounds, especially of lamentation, grief, or suffering, usually with tears. 1
  • verb without object cry one's eyes out to weep; shed tears, with or without sound. 1
  • verb without object cry one's eyes out to call loudly; shout; yell (sometimes followed by out). 1
  • verb without object cry one's eyes out to demand resolution or strongly indicate a particular disposition: The rise in crime cried out for greater police protection. 1
  • verb without object cry one's eyes out to give forth vocal sounds or characteristic calls, as animals; yelp; bark. 1
  • verb without object cry one's eyes out (of a hound or pack) to bay continuously and excitedly in following a scent. 1
  • verb without object cry one's eyes out (of tin) to make a noise, when bent, like the crumpling of paper. 1
  • verb with object cry one's eyes out to utter or pronounce loudly; call out. 1
  • verb with object cry one's eyes out to announce publicly as for sale; advertise: to cry one's wares. 1
  • verb with object cry one's eyes out to beg or plead for; implore: to cry mercy. 1
  • verb with object cry one's eyes out to bring (oneself) to a specified state by weeping: The infant cried itself to sleep. 1
  • noun plural cry one's eyes out the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail. 1
  • noun plural cry one's eyes out clamor; outcry. 1
  • noun plural cry one's eyes out a fit of weeping: to have a good cry. 1
  • noun plural cry one's eyes out the utterance or call of an animal. 1
  • noun plural cry one's eyes out a political or party slogan. 1
  • noun plural cry one's eyes out battle cry. 1
  • noun plural cry one's eyes out an oral proclamation or announcement. 1
  • noun plural cry one's eyes out a call of wares for sale, services available, etc., as by a street vendor. 1
  • noun plural cry one's eyes out public report. 1
  • noun plural cry one's eyes out an opinion generally expressed. 1
  • noun plural cry one's eyes out an entreaty; appeal. 1
  • noun plural cry one's eyes out Fox Hunting. a pack of hounds. a continuous baying of a hound or a pack in following a scent. 1
  • idioms cry one's eyes out a far cry, quite some distance; a long way. only remotely related; very different: This treatment is a far cry from that which we received before. 1
  • idioms cry one's eyes out cry havoc. havoc (def 4). 1
  • idioms cry one's eyes out cry one's eyes / heart out, to cry excessively or inconsolably: The little girl cried her eyes out when her cat died. 1
  • idioms cry one's eyes out cry over spilled / spilt milk. milk (def 10). 1
  • idioms cry one's eyes out in full cry, in hot pursuit: The pack followed in full cry. 1
  • verb cry one's eyes out To weep for an elongated time, or in an excessive manner. 0
  • verb cry one's eyes out (Idiomatic) To moan. 0
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