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Noun out cry has 1 sense
- 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 |
Verb out cry has 2 senses
- outshout, outcry - shout louder than
--1 is one way to surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot outcry Sue
- exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout - utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
--2 is one way to express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
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