wept

W0093500 (wĕpt)v.Past tense and past participle of weep.

wept

(wɛpt) vb the past tense and past participle of weep

weep

(wip)

v. wept, weep•ing,
n. v.i. 1. to express an overpowering emotion, esp. grief, by shedding tears; shed tears; cry. 2. to let fall drops of water or other liquid; drip; leak: a water tank weeping at the seams. 3. to exude water or liquid, as a plant stem or a sore. v.t. 4. to weep for (someone or something); mourn with tears; bewail: He wept his dead brother. 5. to shed (tears); pour forth in weeping. 6. to let fall or give forth in drops: trees weeping an odorous gum. 7. to pass, bring, put, etc., to or into a specified condition with the shedding of tears (usu. fol. by away, out, etc.): to weep one's eyes out. n. 8. weeping, or a fit of weeping. 9. the exudation of water or liquid. [before 900; Middle English wepen, Old English wēpan to wail, c. Old Saxon wōpian, Old High German wuofan to bewail, Old Norse æpa to shout]

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wept

weep (one's) heart out

To weep copiously; to cry intensely and for a long time. Lauren wept her heart out at the news of her father's sudden death. What did you say to upset your brother? He's been weeping his heart out upstairs for the last half hour!See also: heart, out, weep

weep millstones

Said hyperbolically of one who is deemed so cold and indifferent as to be unable to cry tears. I've never seen Claire show any emotion—in fact, she probably weeps millstones. Why didn't you comfort that poor little girl? Do you weep millstones?See also: millstone, weep

weep buckets

To weep copiously; to cry intensely and for a long time. Everyone wept buckets during the funeral. What did you say to upset your brother? He's been weeping buckets upstairs for the last half hour!See also: bucket, weep

weep buckets

Cry copiously, as in That sad tale of unrequited love always made her weep buckets. [Colloquial] See also: bucket, weep

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