5 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cry \Cry\ (kr[imac]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cried} (kr[imac]d);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Crying}.] [F. crier, cf. L. quiritare to
raise a plaintive cry, scream, shriek, perh. fr. queri to
complain; cf. Skr. cvas to pant, hiss, sigh. Cf. {Quarrel} a
brawl, {Querulous}.]
1. To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently
or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to
pray; to implore.
And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud
voice. -- Matt.
xxvii. 46.
Clapping their hands, and crying with loud voice.
--Shak.
Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry unto
thee. -- Ps. xxviii.
2.
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord. --Is. xl. 3.
Some cried after him to return. --Bunyan.
2. To utter lamentations; to lament audibly; to express pain,
grief, or distress, by weeping and sobbing; to shed tears;
to bawl, as a child.
Ye shall cry for sorrow of heart. --Is. lxv. 14.
I could find it in my heart to disgrace my man's
apparel and to cry like a woman. --Shak.
3. To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals.
The young ravens which cry. --Ps. cxlvii.
9.
In a cowslip's bell I lie There I couch when owls do
cry. --Shak.
{To cry on} or {upon}, to call upon the name of; to beseech.
``No longer on Saint Denis will we cry.'' --Shak.
{To cry out}.
(a) To exclaim; to vociferate; to scream; to clamor.
(b) To complain loudly; to lament.
{To cry out against}, to complain loudly of; to censure; to
blame.
{To cry out on} or {upon}, to denounce; to censure. ``Cries
out upon abuses.'' --Shak.
{To cry to}, to call on in prayer; to implore.
{To cry you mercy}, to beg your pardon. ``I cry you mercy,
madam; was it you?'' --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cry \Cry\ (kr?), n.; pl. {Cries} (kr?z). [F. cri, fr. crier to
cry. See {Cry}, v. i. ]
1. A loud utterance; especially, the inarticulate sound
produced by one of the lower animals; as, the cry of
hounds; the cry of wolves. --Milton.
2. Outcry; clamor; tumult; popular demand.
Again that cry was found to have been as
unreasonable as ever. --Macaulay.
3. Any expression of grief, distress, etc., accompanied with
tears or sobs; a loud sound, uttered in lamentation.
There shall be a great cry throughout all the land.
--Ex. xi. 6.
An infant crying in the night, An infant crying for
the light; And with no language but a cry.
--Tennyson.
4. Loud expression of triumph or wonder or of popular
acclamation or favor. --Swift.
The cry went once on thee. --Shak.
5. Importunate supplication.
O, the most piteous cry of the poor souls. --Shak.
6. Public advertisement by outcry; proclamation, as by
hawkers of their wares.
The street cries of London. --Mayhew.
7. Common report; fame.
The cry goes that you shall marry her. --Shak.
8. A word or phrase caught up by a party or faction and
repeated for effect; as, the party cry of the Tories.
All now depends upon a good cry. --Beaconsfield.
9. A pack of hounds. --Milton.
A cry more tunable Was never hollaed to, nor cheered
with horn. --Shak.
10. A pack or company of persons; -- in contempt.
Would not this . . . get me a fellowship in a cry
of players? --Shak.
11. The crackling noise made by block tin when it is bent
back and forth.
{A far cry}, a long distance; -- in allusion to the sending
of criers or messengers through the territory of a
Scottish clan with an announcement or summons.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cry \Cry\, v. t.
1. To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad;
to declare publicly.
All, all, cry shame against ye, yet I 'll speak.
--Shak.
The man . . . ran on,crying, Life! life! Eternal
life! --Bunyan.
2. To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by
crying or weeping; as, to cry one's self to sleep.
3. 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.
Love is lost, and thus she cries him. --Crashaw.
4. Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.
I should not be surprised if they were cried in
church next Sabbath. --Judd.
{To cry aim}. See under {Aim}.
{To cry down}, to decry; to depreciate; to dispraise; to
condemn.
Men of dissolute lives cry down religion, because
they would not be under the restraints of it.
--Tillotson.
{To cry out}, to proclaim; to shout. ``Your gesture cries it
out.'' --Shak.
{To cry quits}, to propose, or declare, the abandonment of a
contest.
{To cry up}, to enhance the value or reputation of by public
and noisy praise; to extol; to laud publicly or urgently.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
cry
n 1: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the
speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of
the audience" [syn: {outcry}, {call}, {yell}, {shout}, {vociferation}]
2: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate);
"a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" [syn: {yell}]
3: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms";
"our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: {war cry}, {rallying
cry}, {battle cry}, {watchword}]
4: a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"
5: the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries
filled the night"
v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the
doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the
window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: {shout}, {shout
out}, {call}, {yell}, {scream}, {holler}, {hollo}, {squall}]
2: shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "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" [syn: {weep}] [ant: {laugh}]
3: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!'
he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the
mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn:
{exclaim}, {cry out}, {outcry}, {call out}, {shout}]
4: proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a
town cryer would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise
in the market square" [syn: {blazon out}]
5: demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for
attention"
6: utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying"
7: bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy
cried himself to sleep"
[also: {cried}, {cryings} (pl), {crying} (pl)]
From eng-fra [engfra]:
cry
[krai]
cri
pleurer