Definition of: cry

(krī) v. cried, cry.ing v.t.
1. To utter loudly or shout out; exclaim.
2. To proclaim loudly and publicly; advertise loudly, as goods or services.
3. Archaic To beg or implore: I cry you mercy.
4. To affect (one) in §ome specified way by weeping: to cry oneself to sleep.
—v.i.
5. To speak, call, or appeal loudly; shout; yell.
6. To utter sounds of grief and lamentation; weep; sob.
7. To weep or shed tears inaudibly.
8. To make characteristic calls: said of animals. See synonyms under CALL, ROAR.
—to cry down
1. To disparage.
2. To silence or put down by cries.
—to cry quits To declare to be even, or that neither has the advantage.
—noun plural cries
1. A loud or passionate utterance; a call; shout; yell.
2. The act of weeping.
3. An earnest appeal; entreaty.
4. Advertisement by outcry; proclamation: the hawker's cry.
5. General report or rumor; common saying; public opinion.
6. A pack of dogs; hence, in contempt, a company of persons; party.
7. A subject or topic made temporarily important for political purposes; watchword; party phrase.
8. A word or phrase to rally men in battle; war cry.
9. Demand; requisition: a cry for clean streets.
10. The characteristic call of a bird or an animal.
—a far cry The farthest distance over which a cry can be heard; hence, a long way.
—in full cry In full pursuit, as hunting dogs when baying in chorus. [<F crier <L quiritare call out]