verb intrans
to weep or sob
archaic or literary to call loudly; to shout, e.g. in fear or pain
when Agamemnon cried aloud — T S Eliot
said of a bird or animal: to utter a characteristic sound or call
informal (+ out for) to require or suggest strongly a certain treatment, remedy, etc
entries that cry out for a diagram or illustration
literary to utter (something) loudly
said of a hawker: to proclaim (one's wares) publicly
cry for the moon
to want the unattainable
cry over spilt milk
to express vain regrets for what cannot be recovered or undone
cry stinking fish
to belittle one's own product
for crying out loud
informal used to express exasperation and annoyance
[Middle English crien via Old Frenchfrom Latin quiritare to cry out for help (from a citizen), to scream, from Quirit-, Quiris Roman citizen]