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1cry out — v. 1) (d; intr.) ( to appeal ) to cry out against; for (to cry out against injustice; to cry out for equal rights) 2) (d; intr., tr.) ( to shout ) to cry out to (he cried out to us to stop) * * * [ kraɪ aʊt] for (to cry out against injustice; to… …
2cry out — PHRASAL VERB If you cry out, you call out loudly because you are frightened, unhappy, or in pain. → See also cry 2) [V P in n] He was crying out in pain on the ground when the ambulance arrived... [V P] Hart cried out as his head struck rock …
3cry out — verb To shout in a loud voice, due to pain, or fear, or unhappiness. 1979, See Also: cry out against, cry out for …
4cry out — phr verb Cry out is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑voice …
5cry\ out\ for — • cry (out) for v informal To need badly; be lacking in. It has not rained for two weeks and the garden is crying for it. The school is crying out for good teachers …
6cry out for something — cry out for (something) to need something badly. The conflict cries out for international action to resolve it …
7cry out for — (something) to need something badly. The conflict cries out for international action to resolve it …
8cry out against — index challenge, decry, demonstrate (protest), denounce (condemn), except (object), inveigh …
9cry out for — index desire Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10cry\ out\ against — See: cry out(2) …
