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cry

1. cry \'kri-\ vb or cried;  or cry.ing [ME crien, fr. OF crier, fr. L 
   quiritare to cry out for help](from a citizen), to scream, fr. Quirit-, 
   Quiris Roman citizen 1: to call loudly : SHOUT  2: WEEP, LAMENT  3: to 
   utter a characteristic sound or call  1: BEG, BESEECH  2: to proclaim 
   publicly : call out  : to sound an alarm  : to give alarm without occasion  
   - cry havoc 
2. cry n or cries pl  1: an instance of crying : as  1a: an inarticulate 
   utterance of distress, rage, or pain  obs  1b: OUTCRY, CLAMOR  obs  2a: 
   PROCLAMATION  pl, Scot  2b: BANNS  3: ENTREATY APPEAL  4: a loud shout  5: 
   WATCHWORD, SLOGAN  6a: common report  6b: Prevailing Fashion  7: the public 
   voice  8: a pack of hounds  : a long way  : in full pursuit  - a far cry