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Cry

//kɹaɪ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A shedding of tears; the act of crying.

    "After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry."

  2. 2
    a fit of weeping wordnet
  3. 3
    A shout or scream.

    "I heard a cry from afar."

  4. 4
    a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition wordnet
  5. 5
    Words shouted or screamed.

    "a battle cry"

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  1. 6
    a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate) wordnet
  2. 7
    A clamour or outcry.

    "His pupil, Maimonides, that he might not be under the necessity of violating the laws of friendship and gratitude, by joining the general cry against Averroes, left Corduba."

  3. 8
    a slogan used to rally support for a cause wordnet
  4. 9
    A group of hounds. collective

    "A cry more tunable / Was never hollaed to, nor cheered with horn."

  5. 10
    the characteristic utterance of an animal wordnet
  6. 11
    A pack or company of people. broadly, derogatory, obsolete

    "Would not this […] get me a fellowship in a cry of players?"

  7. 12
    A typical sound made by the species in question.

    ""Woof" is the cry of a dog, while "neigh" is the cry of a horse."

  8. 13
    A desperate or urgent request.
  9. 14
    Common report; gossip. obsolete

    "The cry goes that you shall marry her."

Verb
  1. 1
    To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness. intransitive

    "That sad movie always makes me cry."

  2. 2
    shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain wordnet
  3. 3
    To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly. transitive

    "All, all, cry shame against ye, yet I'll speak."

  4. 4
    bring into a particular state by crying wordnet
  5. 5
    To shout, scream, yell. ambitransitive

    "And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice."

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  1. 6
    utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy wordnet
  2. 7
    To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence. figuratively, intransitive

    "My secrets cry aloud. I have no need for tongue."

  3. 8
    utter a sudden loud cry wordnet
  4. 9
    To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do. intransitive

    "the young ravens which cry"

  5. 10
    proclaim or announce in public wordnet
  6. 11
    To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping. transitive

    "Tonight I’ll cry myself to sleep."

  7. 12
    utter a characteristic sound wordnet
  8. 13
    To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, auctioned, etc.

    "to cry goods"

  9. 14
    demand immediate action wordnet
  10. 15
    To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, auctioned, etc.; Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.

    "I should not be surprised if they were cried in church next Sabbath."

Etymology

Etymology 1

The verb is from Middle English crien (13th century), from Old French crier, from Vulgar Latin *crītāre, generally thought to derive from Classical Latin quirītāre (Proto-West Germanic *krītan has also been suggested as a source). The noun corresponds to Middle English cry, crie, from Old French cri, a deverbal of crier. etymology note Middle English crien eventually displaced native Middle English galen (“to cry out”) (from Old English galan), Middle English greden (“to cry out”) (from Old English grǣdan), Middle English yermen (“to bellow, mourn, lament”) (from Old English ġierman), Middle English hooen, hoen (“to cry out”) (from Old Norse hóa), Middle English remen (“to cry, shout”) (from Old English hrīeman, compare Old English hrēam (“noise, outcry, lamentation, alarm”)), Middle English greten, graten (“to weep, cry, lament”) (from Old English grǣtan and Old Norse gráta). More at greet, regret. Already in the 13th century, the meaning was extended to include the sense "to shed tears" (natively weep); cry used in this sense had mostly replaced weep by the 16th century.

Etymology 2

The verb is from Middle English crien (13th century), from Old French crier, from Vulgar Latin *crītāre, generally thought to derive from Classical Latin quirītāre (Proto-West Germanic *krītan has also been suggested as a source). The noun corresponds to Middle English cry, crie, from Old French cri, a deverbal of crier. etymology note Middle English crien eventually displaced native Middle English galen (“to cry out”) (from Old English galan), Middle English greden (“to cry out”) (from Old English grǣdan), Middle English yermen (“to bellow, mourn, lament”) (from Old English ġierman), Middle English hooen, hoen (“to cry out”) (from Old Norse hóa), Middle English remen (“to cry, shout”) (from Old English hrīeman, compare Old English hrēam (“noise, outcry, lamentation, alarm”)), Middle English greten, graten (“to weep, cry, lament”) (from Old English grǣtan and Old Norse gráta). More at greet, regret. Already in the 13th century, the meaning was extended to include the sense "to shed tears" (natively weep); cry used in this sense had mostly replaced weep by the 16th century.

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