Cry | Mean of cry in English Dictionary

/ˈkraɪ/

• Verb
• to produce tears from your eyes often while making loud sounds because of pain, sorrow, or other strong emotions
1. The baby is crying. Is she okay?
2. a crying baby
3. Some people cry more easily than others.
4. He cried silently while the song played.
5. She cried all the way home from school that day.
6. He cried (for) the whole day.
7. She couldn't imagine why anyone would cry over a stupid movie.
8. She was crying with relief/frustration/anger.
9. The first day of camp, a number of children cried for their parents. [=cried because they wanted their parents]
10. They cried tears of joy.
11. I cried my eyes out when I found out they had left without saying goodbye.
• to shout or say something loudly
1. “We've won!” they cried.
2. “Help,” he cried, “Get a doctor! Quick!”
3. I heard someone cry “Wait!” but the train pulled away anyway.
4. She cried [=called out] to the others to come and see what she'd found.
5. I heard someone crying for help.
6. Various groups have been crying for [=calling for] his resignation.
• to make the loud sound that is usual for a particular type of bird or animal
1. She'd never heard the sound of sea gulls crying by the shore.

• to need or require (something) very much
1. This problem is crying for a solution.
2. The old house is crying for a new coat of paint.
• to complain that someone has done something that is not fair
1. When Mika's parents gave her a new bicycle, her sisters cried foul.
• to say that you will not do something you have promised to do
1. He said he would help me move into my new apartment but then he cried off [=begged off] at the last minute.
• to make a loud sound because of pain, fear, surprise, etc.
1. She cried out in pain.
• to speak in a loud voice
1. We could hear them on the shore crying out [=calling out] to us, so we waved.
2. She cried out for help.
3. “I'm stuck,” she cried out.
4. She cried out that she was stuck.
• to say publicly that (something) is wrong or unfair
1. People around the world are crying out against the government's civil rights abuses.
• to be upset about something that has happened and that cannot be changed
1. You made a mistake, but there's no use crying over spilled milk.
• to make people think there is danger when there is really none
1. News organizations have been warned not to cry wolf. If people hear too many warnings that turn out to be nothing, they won't listen to the important warnings when they come.
• Noun
• a loud sound that someone makes to express pain, hunger, sadness, etc.
1. cries of pain
2. The baby's cry woke me out of a deep sleep.
• something that is said loudly
1. There was a cry of “Fire” and we all rushed for the exits.
2. The children were playing a game and their happy cries echoed through the house.
3. The verdict has been met with cries of outrage. [=people are very angry and upset about the verdict]
4. There have been loud cries [=calls] for his resignation from various groups.
• a loud sound made by an animal or bird
1. the wild cry of a coyote
2. The birds' loud cries [=calls] startled me.
• an act of crying or a period of time spent crying
1. By the end of the movie, we'd all had a good cry. [=we had all cried for a while]
• an act or way of behaving which shows that someone wants help, attention, etc.
1. The doctor thinks the boy's bad behavior at school is a cry for help.
• a word or phrase that a group of people uses to express a common idea or goal or to unite them
1. “Free speech” is the cry of the protesters.
• very different from (something or someone)
1. The movie is a far cry from the book.
2. He's a far cry from the idealistic young writer he once was.
• full of anger, excitement, etc., especially in reaction to something
1. The school's budget is being cut, and teachers and parents are in full cry. [=are very angry and upset]
• in the act of chasing an animal