Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cry \Cry\ (kr[imac]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cried} (kr[imac]d);
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Crying}.] [F. crier, cf. L. quiritare to
   raise a plaintive cry, scream, shriek, perh. fr. queri to
   complain; cf. Skr. cvas to pant, hiss, sigh. Cf. {Quarrel} a
   brawl, {Querulous}.]
   1. To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently
      or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to
      pray; to implore.

            And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud
            voice.                                -- Matt.
                                                  xxvii. 46.

            Clapping their hands, and crying with loud voice.
                                                  --Shak.

            Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry unto
            thee.                                 -- Ps. xxviii.
                                                  2.

            The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness,
            Prepare ye the way of the Lord.       --Is. xl. 3.

            Some cried after him to return.       --Bunyan.

   2. To utter lamentations; to lament audibly; to express pain,
      grief, or distress, by weeping and sobbing; to shed tears;
      to bawl, as a child.

            Ye shall cry for sorrow of heart.     --Is. lxv. 14.

            I could find it in my heart to disgrace my man's
            apparel and to cry like a woman.      --Shak.

   3. To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals.

            The young ravens which cry.           --Ps. cxlvii.
                                                  9.

            In a cowslip's bell I lie There I couch when owls do
            cry.                                  --Shak.

   {To cry on} or {upon}, to call upon the name of; to beseech.
      ``No longer on Saint Denis will we cry.'' --Shak.

   {To cry out}.
      (a) To exclaim; to vociferate; to scream; to clamor.
      (b) To complain loudly; to lament.

   {To cry out against}, to complain loudly of; to censure; to
      blame.

   {To cry out on} or {upon}, to denounce; to censure. ``Cries
      out upon abuses.'' --Shak.

   {To cry to}, to call on in prayer; to implore.

   {To cry you mercy}, to beg your pardon. ``I cry you mercy,
      madam; was it you?'' --Shak.

Cry \Cry\ (kr?), n.; pl. {Cries} (kr?z). [F. cri, fr. crier to
   cry. See {Cry}, v. i. ]
   1. A loud utterance; especially, the inarticulate sound
      produced by one of the lower animals; as, the cry of
      hounds; the cry of wolves. --Milton.

   2. Outcry; clamor; tumult; popular demand.

            Again that cry was found to have been as
            unreasonable as ever.                 --Macaulay.

   3. Any expression of grief, distress, etc., accompanied with
      tears or sobs; a loud sound, uttered in lamentation.

            There shall be a great cry throughout all the land.
                                                  --Ex. xi. 6.

            An infant crying in the night, An infant crying for
            the light; And with no language but a cry.
                                                  --Tennyson.

   4. Loud expression of triumph or wonder or of popular
      acclamation or favor. --Swift.

            The cry went once on thee.            --Shak.

   5. Importunate supplication.

            O, the most piteous cry of the poor souls. --Shak.

   6. Public advertisement by outcry; proclamation, as by
      hawkers of their wares.

            The street cries of London.           --Mayhew.

   7. Common report; fame.

            The cry goes that you shall marry her. --Shak.

   8. A word or phrase caught up by a party or faction and
      repeated for effect; as, the party cry of the Tories.

            All now depends upon a good cry.      --Beaconsfield.

   9. A pack of hounds. --Milton.

            A cry more tunable Was never hollaed to, nor cheered
            with horn.                            --Shak.

   10. A pack or company of persons; -- in contempt.

             Would not this . . . get me a fellowship in a cry
             of players?                          --Shak.

   11. The crackling noise made by block tin when it is bent
       back and forth.

   {A far cry}, a long distance; -- in allusion to the sending
      of criers or messengers through the territory of a
      Scottish clan with an announcement or summons.

Cry \Cry\, v. t.
   1. To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad;
      to declare publicly.

            All, all, cry shame against ye, yet I 'll speak.
                                                  --Shak.

            The man . . . ran on,crying, Life! life! Eternal
            life!                                 --Bunyan.

   2. To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by
      crying or weeping; as, to cry one's self to sleep.

   3. To make oral and public proclamation of; to declare
      publicly; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially
      things lost or found, goods to be sold, ets.; as, to cry
      goods, etc.

            Love is lost, and thus she cries him. --Crashaw.

   4. Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.

            I should not be surprised if they were cried in
            church next Sabbath.                  --Judd.

   {To cry aim}. See under {Aim}.

   {To cry down}, to decry; to depreciate; to dispraise; to
      condemn.

            Men of dissolute lives cry down religion, because
            they would not be under the restraints of it.
                                                  --Tillotson.

   {To cry out}, to proclaim; to shout. ``Your gesture cries it
      out.'' --Shak.

   {To cry quits}, to propose, or declare, the abandonment of a
      contest.

   {To cry up}, to enhance the value or reputation of by public
      and noisy praise; to extol; to laud publicly or urgently.

Source : WordNet®

cry
     n 1: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the
          speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of
          the audience" [syn: {outcry}, {call}, {yell}, {shout}, {vociferation}]
     2: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate);
        "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" [syn: {yell}]
     3: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms";
        "our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: {war cry}, {rallying
        cry}, {battle cry}, {watchword}]
     4: a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"
     5: the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries
        filled the night"
     [also: {cried}, {cryings} (pl), {crying} (pl)]

cry
     v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the
          doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the
          window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: {shout}, {shout
          out}, {call}, {yell}, {scream}, {holler}, {hollo}, {squall}]
     2: shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried
        bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl
        in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not
        get up the stairs" [syn: {weep}] [ant: {laugh}]
     3: 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" [syn:
        {exclaim}, {cry out}, {outcry}, {call out}, {shout}]
     4: proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a
        town cryer would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise
        in the market square" [syn: {blazon out}]
     5: demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for
        attention"
     6: utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying"
     7: bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy
        cried himself to sleep"
     [also: {cried}, {cryings} (pl), {crying} (pl)]