1. (

• 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" ;

2. (

• cry ,
• yell ,

) a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" ;

3. (

• 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'" ;

4. (

• cry ,

) a fit of weeping; "had a good cry" ;

5. (

• cry

) the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night" ;

1. (

• clamant ,
• crying ,
• exigent ,
• insistent ,
• instant

) demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" ;

2. (

• crying ,
• egregious ,
• flagrant ,
• glaring ,
• gross ,
• rank

) conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery" ;