cry

cry
v
1. weep, shed tears, boohoo, sob; bawl, blubber, whimper, mewl, pule, whine, snivel; moan, wail, groan, ululate; lament, mourn, bewail, keen.
2. shout, yell, Inf. holler, squall, yowl, bellow, whoop; roar, rend the air, howl; scream, shriek, screech, Scot, and North Eng. skirl; sing out, vociferate, ejaculate, voice, utter; bruit, broadcast, proclaim, exclaim, announce; blazon, clamor, blare, hawk; call out, hail, address, call to, hallo, halloo, halloa, Fox Hunting. tallyho; yo-ho, Inf. yoohoo, hello, hi, hey; cheer, huzza, hurrah, bravo, Sl. hubba.
3. bark, yelp, bay, bowwow, woof; meow, miaow, purr, caterwaul; whinny, neigh, bray, moo; caw, crow, cock-a-doodle-doo; cluck, cackle, hoot, gabble, quack, squawk; chirp, cheep, peep, witter, coo, cuckoo; bleat, baa, squeal, oink.
4. implore, beg, plead, beseech, solicit, entreat, appeal; supplicate, adjure, pray, obtest, obsecrate.
5. cry down
disparage, belittle, berate, debase; decry, run down, denigrate, underrate, cheapen.
n
6. weeping, sob, sobbing, lament, lamentation, wail, moan, groan, keen, ululation, whimper, mewl.
7. shout, Inf. holler, squall, yell, roar, howl; scream, shriek, screech, Scot, and North Eng. skirl; clamor, outcry, calling, exclamation, hue and cry; uproar, hubbub, hullabaloo; proclamation, announcement, declaration, annunciation; enunciation, utterance, ejaculation, acclamation, vociferation, voice; hail, ahoy, hi, hello; hallo, halloo, halloa, ho, hey, Inf. yoohoo, yo-ho; cheer, huzza, hurrah, bravo, All Fox Hunting. yoicks, tallyho, huic.
8. entreaty, appeal, plea, supplication, imploration, solicitation; request, prayer, orison.
9. slogan, keynote, shibboleth, password, key work; battle cry, signal, banzai.
10. bark, yelp, bowwow; meow, miaow, purr, caterwaul; whinny, neigh, bray, moo; caw, crow, cock-a-doodle-doo; cluck, hoot, cackle, gabble, quack, squawk; chirp, cheep, peep, coo, cuckoo; bleat, baa, oink, squeal.
11. a far cry
a. a long way, quite some distance, faraway, a country mile, remote, distant;b. remotely related, very different, discrepant, incongruous.

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