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noun

• A shedding of tears; the act of crying.

  Example: After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry.

• A shout or scream.

  Example: I heard a cry from afar.

• Words shouted or screamed.

  Example: a battle cry

• A clamour or outcry.

• A group of hounds.

• (by extension) A pack or company of people.

• (of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question.

  Example: "Woof" is the cry of a dog, while "neigh" is the cry of a horse.

• A desperate or urgent request.

• Common report; gossip.

verb

• To shed tears; to weep.

  Example: That sad movie always makes me cry.

• To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.

• To shout, scream, yell.

• To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.

• To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.

  Example: Tonight I'll cry myself to sleep.

• To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, etc.

  Example: to cry goods

• Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.