1. to utter loudly shout
He cried "Wait!" but it was too late.
2. beg, beseech
3. to proclaim publicly advertise
cry their wares
4. to call loudly shout
She cried out for help.
5. to shed tears often noisily weep, sob
The child began to cry after she dropped her ice-cream cone.
6. to utter a characteristic sound or call
heard the seagulls crying
7. to require or suggest strongly a remedy or disposition (see disposition sense 2b)
… there are a hundred things which cry out for planning …
— Roger Burlingame
8. to sound an alarm
9. to express vain regrets for what cannot be recovered or undone
You made a mistake, but there's no use crying over spilled milk.
10. to give alarm unnecessarily
News organizations have been warned not to cry wolf.
11. an instance of crying: such as
12. an inarticulate utterance of distress, rage, or pain
13. outcry, clamor
14. proclamation
15. banns
16. entreaty, appeal
a cry for help
17. a loud shout
18. watchword, slogan
19. common report
20. a general opinion
21. the public voice raised in protest or approval
22. a fit of weeping
23. the characteristic sound or call of an animal
24. a pack of hounds
25. pursuit —used in the phrase in full cry
hounds in full cry
26. a peak of activity or excitement —used in the phrase in full cry
a campaign in full cry
27. to produce tears from your eyes often while making loud sounds because of pain, sorrow, or other strong emotions
28. to shout or say something loudly
29. to make the loud sound that is usual for a particular type of bird or animal
30. a loud sound that someone makes to express pain, hunger, sadness, etc.
31. something that is said loudly a shout or call
32. a loud sound made by an animal or bird
33. to shed tears weep
34. to make a loud call shout, exclaim
“Wait!” she cried as the car drove away.
35. to utter a special sound or call
We could hear gulls crying through the fog.
36. a loud call or shout (as of pain, fear, or joy)
37. appeal entry 1 sense 2
a cry for help
38. an act or period of weeping
When she left, I had a good cry.
39. the special sound made by an animal
a hawk's cry