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CRY, v.i. pret. and pp. cried. It ought to be cryed.

1. To utter a loud voice; to speak, call or exclaim with vehemence; in a very general sense.

2. To call importunately; to utter a loud voice, by way of earnest request of prayer.

The people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Genesis 41.

The people cried to Moses, and he prayed. Numbers 11.

3. To utter a loud voice in weeping; to utter the voice of sorrow; to lament.

But ye shall cry for sorrow of heart. Isaiah 65.

Esau cried with a great and bitter cry. Genesis 27.

Also, to weep or shed tears in silence; a popular use of the word.

4. To utter a loud sound in distress; as, Heshbon shall cry. Isaiah 15.

He giveth food to the young raves which cry. Psalm 147.

5. To exclaim; to utter a loud voice; with out.

And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out. Luke 9.

6. To proclaim; to utter a loud voice, in giving public notice.

Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem. Jeremiah 2.

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness. Isaiah 40.

7. To bawl; to squall; as a child.

8. To yelp, as a dog. It may be used for the uttering of a loud voice by other animals.

To cry against, to exclaim, or utter a loud voice, by way of reproof, threatening or censure.

Arise, go to Nineveh, and cry against it. Jonah 1.

To cry out, to exclaim; to vociferate; to scream; to clamor. 2. To complain loudly.

To cry out against, to complain loudly, with a view to censure; to blame; to utter censure.

To cry to, to call on in prayer; to implore.

CRY, v.t.

1. To proclaim; to name loudly and publicly for giving notice; as, to cry goods; to cry a lost a child.

To cry down,

1. To decry; to depreciate by words or in writing; to dispraise; to condemn.

Men of dissolute lives cry down religion, because they would not be under the restraints of it.

2. To overbear.
Cry down this fellows insolence.

To cry up,

1. To praise; to applaud; to extol; as, to cry up a mans talents or patriotism, or a womans beauty; to cry up the administration.

2. To raise the price by proclamation; as, to cry up certain coins. [Not in use.]

To cry off, in the vulgar dialect, is to publish intentions of marriage.

CRY, n. plu. cries.

1. In a general sense, a loud sound uttered by the mouth of an animal; applicable to the voice of man or beast, and articulate or inarticulate.

2. A loud or vehement sound, uttered in weeping, or lamentation; it may be a shriek or scream.

And there shall be a great cry in all the land of Egypt. Exodus 11.

3. Clamor; outcry; as, war, war, is the public cry.

And there arose a great cry. Acts 23.

4. Exclamations of triumph, or wonder, or of other passion.

5. Proclamation; public notice.

At midnight there was a cry made. Matthew 25.

6. The notices of hawkers of wares to be sold int he street are called cries; as the cries of London.

7. Acclamation; expression of popular favor.

The cry went once for thee.

8. A loud voice in distress, prayer or request; importunate call.

He forgetteth no the cry of the humble. Psalm 9.

There was a great cry in Egypt. Exodus 12.

9. Public reports or complaints; noise; fame.

Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great--I will go down, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it. Genesis 18.

10. Bitter complaints of oppression and injustice.

He looked for righteousness, and behold a cry. Isaiah 5.

11. The sound or voice of irrational animals; expression of joy, fright, alarm, or want; as the cries of fowls, the yell or yelping of dogs, &c.

1. A pack of dogs.



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CRY, v.i. pret. and pp. cried. It ought to be cryed.

1. To utter a loud voice; to speak, call or exclaim with vehemence; in a very general sense.

2. To call importunately; to utter a loud voice, by way of earnest request of prayer.

The people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Genesis 41.

The people cried to Moses, and he prayed. Numbers 11.

3. To utter a loud voice in weeping; to utter the voice of sorrow; to lament.

But ye shall cry for sorrow of heart. Isaiah 65.

Esau cried with a great and bitter cry. Genesis 27.

Also, to weep or shed tears in silence; a popular use of the word.

4. To utter a loud sound in distress; as, Heshbon shall cry. Isaiah 15.

He giveth food to the young raves which cry. Psalm 147.

5. To exclaim; to utter a loud voice; with out.

And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out. Luke 9.

6. To proclaim; to utter a loud voice, in giving public notice.

Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem. Jeremiah 2.

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness. Isaiah 40.

7. To bawl; to squall; as a child.

8. To yelp, as a dog. It may be used for the uttering of a loud voice by other animals.

To cry against, to exclaim, or utter a loud voice, by way of reproof, threatening or censure.

Arise, go to Nineveh, and cry against it. Jonah 1.

To cry out, to exclaim; to vociferate; to scream; to clamor. 2. To complain loudly.

To cry out against, to complain loudly, with a view to censure; to blame; to utter censure.

To cry to, to call on in prayer; to implore.

CRY, v.t.

1. To proclaim; to name loudly and publicly for giving notice; as, to cry goods; to cry a lost a child.

To cry down,

1. To decry; to depreciate by words or in writing; to dispraise; to condemn.

Men of dissolute lives cry down religion, because they would not be under the restraints of it.

2. To overbear.
Cry down this fellows insolence.

To cry up,

1. To praise; to applaud; to extol; as, to cry up a mans talents or patriotism, or a womans beauty; to cry up the administration.

2. To raise the price by proclamation; as, to cry up certain coins. [Not in use.]

To cry off, in the vulgar dialect, is to publish intentions of marriage.

CRY, n. plu. cries.

1. In a general sense, a loud sound uttered by the mouth of an animal; applicable to the voice of man or beast, and articulate or inarticulate.

2. A loud or vehement sound, uttered in weeping, or lamentation; it may be a shriek or scream.

And there shall be a great cry in all the land of Egypt. Exodus 11.

3. Clamor; outcry; as, war, war, is the public cry.

And there arose a great cry. Acts 23.

4. Exclamations of triumph, or wonder, or of other passion.

5. Proclamation; public notice.

At midnight there was a cry made. Matthew 25.

6. The notices of hawkers of wares to be sold int he street are called cries; as the cries of London.

7. Acclamation; expression of popular favor.

The cry went once for thee.

8. A loud voice in distress, prayer or request; importunate call.

He forgetteth no the cry of the humble. Psalm 9.

There was a great cry in Egypt. Exodus 12.

9. Public reports or complaints; noise; fame.

Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great--I will go down, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it. Genesis 18.

10. Bitter complaints of oppression and injustice.

He looked for righteousness, and behold a cry. Isaiah 5.

11. The sound or voice of irrational animals; expression of joy, fright, alarm, or want; as the cries of fowls, the yell or yelping of dogs, &c.

1. A pack of dogs.

CRY, n. [plur. Cries.]

  1. In a general sense, a loud sound uttered by the mouth of an animal; applicable to the voice of man or beast, and articulate or inarticulate.
  2. A loud or vehement sound, uttered in weeping, or lamentation; it may be a shriek or scream. And there shall be a great cry in all the land of Egypt. – Ex. xi.
  3. Clamor; outcry; as, War, war, is the public cry. And there arose a great cry. Acts xxiii.
  4. Exclamation of triumph, of wonder, or of other passion.
  5. Proclamation; public notice. At midnight there was a cry made. – Matth. xxv.
  6. The notices of hawkers of wares to be sold in the street are called cries; as, the cries of London.
  7. Acclamation; expression of popular favor. The cry went once for thee. – Shak.
  8. A loud voice in distress, prayer or request; importunate call. He forgetteth not the cry of the humble. – Ps. ix. There was a great cry in Egypt. – Ex. xii.
  9. Public reports or complaints; noise; fame. Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great … I will go down and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it. – Gen. xviii.
  10. Bitter complaints of oppression and injustice. He looked for righteousness, and behold a cry. – Is. v.
  11. The sound or voice of irrational animals; expression of joy, fright, alarm, or want; as, the cries of fowls, the yell or yelping of dogs, &c.
  12. A pack of dogs. – Shak.

CRY, v.i. [pret. and pp. cried. It ought to be cryed. Fr. crier. The Welsh has cri, a cry, and rough, raw, criaw, to cry, clamor or weep; and crevu, to cry, to crave; both deduced by Owen from cre, a combining cause, a principle, beginning or first motion; also, what pervades or penetrates, a cry. This is the root of create, or from the same root. Cre, Owen deduces from rhe, with the prefix cy; and rhe, he renders a run or swift motion. This is certainly contracted from rhed, a race, the root of ride; Owen to the contrary notwithstanding. All the senses of these words unite in that of shooting forth, driving forward or producing. There is a class of words a little different from the foregoing, which exactly give the sense of cry. It. gridare; Sp. and Port. gritar; Sax. grædan; Sw. grata; Dan. græder; D. kryten; W. grydiaw, to utter a rough sound, from rhyd, the Welsh root of crydu, to shake or tremble, whence cradle. (W. creth, a trembling or shivering with cold, from cre; also, constitution, disposition.) The latter root rhyd, crydu, would give cri, rough, raw, crude. Cry is a contracted word; but whether from the former or latter class of roots may be less obvious – possibly all are from one source. If not, I think cry is from the French crier, and this form gridare, gritar.]

  1. To utter a loud voice; to speak, call or exclaim with vehemence; in a very general sense.
  2. To call importunately; to utter a loud voice, by way of earnest request or prayer. The people cried to Pharaoh for bread. – Gen. xli. The people cried to Moses, and he prayed. – Numb. xi.
  3. To utter a loud voice in weeping; to utter the voice of sorrow; to lament. But ye shall cry for sorrow of heart. – Is. lxv. Esau cried with a great and bitter cry. – Gen. xxvii. Also, to weep or shed tears in silence; a popular use of the word.
  4. To utter a loud sound in distress; as, Heshbon shall cry. – Is. xv. He giveth, food to the young ravens which cry. – Ps. cxlvii. To exclaim; to utter a loud voice; with out. And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out. – Luke ix.
  5. To proclaim; to utter a loud voice, in giving public notice. Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem. – Jer. ii. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness. – Is. xl.
  6. To bawl; to squall; as a child.
  7. To yelp, as a dog. It may be used for the uttering of a loud voice by other animals. To cry against, to exclaim, or utter a loud voice by way of reproof, threatening or censure. Arise, go to Nineveh, and cry against it. – Jonah i. To cry out, to exclaim; to vociferate; to scream; to clamor. #2. To complain loudly. To cry out against, to complain loudly, with a view to censure; to blame; to utter censure. To cry to, to call on in prayer; to implore.

CRY, v.t.

To proclaim; to name loudly and publicly forgiving notice; as, to cry goods; to cry a lost child. To cry down, to decry; to depreciate by words or in writing; to dispraise; to condemn. Men of dissolute lives cry down religion, because they would not be under the restraints of it. – Tillotson. #2. To overbear. Cry down this fellow's insolence. – Shak. To cry up, to praise; to applaud; to extol; as, to cry up a man's talents or patriotism, or a woman's beauty; to cry up the administration. #2. To raise the price by proclamation; as, to cry up certain coins. [Not in use.] – Temple. To cry off, in the vulgar dialect, is to publish intentions of marriage.


Cry
  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 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.

  3. A loud utterance; especially, the inarticulate sound produced by one of the lower animals; as, the cry of hounds; the cry of wolves.

    Milton.
  4. 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.

  5. To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping; as, to cry one's self to sleep.
  6. Outcry; clamor; tumult; popular demand.

    Again that cry was found to have been as unreasonable as ever.
    Macaulay.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. Loud expression of triumph or wonder or of popular acclamation or favor.

    Swift.

    The cry went once on thee.
    Shak.

  12. Importunate supplication.

    O, the most piteous cry of the poor souls.
    Shak.

  13. Public advertisement by outcry; proclamation, as by hawkers of their wares.

    The street cries of London.
    Mayhew.

  14. Common report; fame.

    The cry goes that you shall marry her.
    Shak.

  15. 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.

  16. A pack of hounds.

    Milton.

    A cry more tunable
    Was never hollaed to, nor cheered with horn.
    Shak.

  17. A pack or company of persons; -- in contempt.

    Would not this . . . get me a fellowship in a cry of players?
    Shak.

  18. 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.

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Cry

CRY, verb intransitive preterit tense and participle passive cried. It ought to be cryed.

1. To utter a loud voice; to speak, call or exclaim with vehemence; in a very general sense.

2. To call importunately; to utter a loud voice, by way of earnest request of prayer.

The people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Genesis 41:1.

The people cried to Moses, and he prayed. Numbers 11:1.

3. To utter a loud voice in weeping; to utter the voice of sorrow; to lament.

But ye shall cry for sorrow of heart. Isaiah 65:14.

Esau cried with a great and bitter cry Genesis 27:34.

Also, to weep or shed tears in silence; a popular use of the word.

4. To utter a loud sound in distress; as, Heshbon shall cry Isaiah 15:4.

He giveth food to the young raves which cry Psalms 147:9.

5. To exclaim; to utter a loud voice; with out.

And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out. Luke 9:1.

6. To proclaim; to utter a loud voice, in giving public notice.

Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem. Jeremiah 2:2.

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness. Isa 40.

7. To bawl; to squall; as a child.

8. To yelp, as a dog. It may be used for the uttering of a loud voice by other animals.

To cry against, to exclaim, or utter a loud voice, by way of reproof, threatening or censure.

Arise, go to Nineveh, and cry against it. Jonah 1:2.

To cry out, to exclaim; to vociferate; to scream; to clamor. 2. To complain loudly.

To cry out against, to complain loudly, with a view to censure; to blame; to utter censure.

To cry to, to call on in prayer; to implore.

CRY, verb transitive

1. To proclaim; to name loudly and publicly for giving notice; as, to cry goods; to cry a lost a child.

To cry down,

1. To decry; to depreciate by words or in writing; to dispraise; to condemn.

Men of dissolute lives cry down religion, because they would not be under the restraints of it.

2. To overbear.

CRY down this fellows insolence.

To cry up,

1. To praise; to applaud; to extol; as, to cry up a mans talents or patriotism, or a womans beauty; to cry up the administration.

2. To raise the price by proclamation; as, to cry up certain coins. [Not in use.]

To cry off, in the vulgar dialect, is to publish intentions of marriage.

CRY, noun plural cries.

1. In a general sense, a loud sound uttered by the mouth of an animal; applicable to the voice of man or beast, and articulate or inarticulate.

2. A loud or vehement sound, uttered in weeping, or lamentation; it may be a shriek or scream.

And there shall be a great cry in all the land of Egypt. Exodus 11:6.

3. Clamor; outcry; as, war, war, is the public cry

And there arose a great cry Acts 23:9.

4. Exclamations of triumph, or wonder, or of other passion.

5. Proclamation; public notice.

At midnight there was a cry made. Matthew 25:6.

6. The notices of hawkers of wares to be sold int he street are called cries; as the cries of London.

7. Acclamation; expression of popular favor.

The cry went once for thee.

8. A loud voice in distress, prayer or request; importunate call.

He forgetteth no the cry of the humble. Psalms 9:12.

There was a great cry in Egypt. Exodus 12:30.

9. Public reports or complaints; noise; fame.

Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great--I will go down, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it. Gen 18.

10. Bitter complaints of oppression and injustice.

He looked for righteousness, and behold a cry Isa 5.

11. The sound or voice of irrational animals; expression of joy, fright, alarm, or want; as the cries of fowls, the yell or yelping of dogs, etc.

1. A pack of dogs.

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