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Noun cry has 5 senses
- cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
--1 is a kind of utterance, vocalization
--1 has particulars: | | bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl; blue murder; catcall; clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry; halloo; hoot; hosanna; noise; scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching; whoop; war cry, war whoop, rallying cry, battle cry; yelling, shouting; yodel; boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, snort, bird |
- cry, yell - a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"
--2 is a kind of utterance, vocalization
--2 has particulars: complaint
- war cry, rallying cry, battle cry, cry, watchword - a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'"
--3 is a kind of motto, slogan, catchword, shibboleth
- cry - a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"
--4 is a kind of effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition
- cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
--5 is a kind of sound
--5 has particulars:
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