cry

cry /kra/ verb, noun
" height="10"> verb (cries, cry•ing, cried, cried)
1 ~ (for sb/sth)| ~ (about / over sth) to produce tears from your eyes because you are unhappy or hurt: [v] It’s all right. Don’t cry. The baby was crying for (= because it wanted) its mother. There’s nothing to cry about. He felt like crying with rage. I just couldn’t stop crying. [vn] I found him crying his eyes out (= crying very much). That night she cried herself to sleep. The little boy fell over and started to cry. [also v speech]
2 ~ (for sth) to shout loudly: [v] She ran to the window and cried for help. [v speech] ‘You’re safe!’ Tom cried in delight.
3 [v] (of a bird or an animal) to make a loud unpleasant noise: Seagulls followed the boat, crying loudly.

cry foul (informal) to complain that sb else has done sth wrong or unfair

cry over spilt milk (BrE) (US cry over spilled milk) to waste time worrying about sth that has happened that you cannot do anything about: As the saying goes—it’s no use crying over spilt milk.

cry wolf to call for help when you do not need it, with the result that when you do need it people do not believe you

for crying out loud (informal) used to show you are angry or surprised: For crying out loud! Why did you have to do that?—more at laugh v., shoulder n.
cry off (BrE, informal) to say that you cannot do sth that you promised to do: She said she was coming to the party, but cried off at the last moment.
cry out to make a loud sound without words because you are hurt, afraid, surprised, etc.: She tried to stop herself from crying out. to cry out in fear / alarm / pain
cry out / cry out sth to shout sth loudly: She cried out for help. She cried out his name. [+ speech] ‘Help!’ he cried out. note at call
cry out for sth (usually used in the progressive tenses) to need sth very much: The company is crying out for fresh new talent.
" height="10"> noun (pl. cries)
1 [C] a loud sound without words that expresses a strong feeling: to give a cry of anguish / despair / relief / surprise / terror, etc.
2 [C] a loud shout: With a cry of ‘Stop thief!’ he ran after the boy. Her answer was greeted with cries of outrage.
3 [C] the sound made by a bird or an animal: the cry of gulls circling overhead
4 [sing.] an action or a period of crying: I felt a lot better after a good long cry.
5 [C] ~ (for sth) an urgent demand or request for sth: Her suicide attempt was really a cry for help.
6 [C] (especially in compounds) a word or phrase that expresses a group’s beliefs and calls people to action: a battle cry His speech attacking the government has proved a rallying cry for party dissidents.

in full cry talking or shouting loudly and in an enthusiastic way: The Leeds supporters were in full cry.—more at far adj., hue