Cry

krī, v.i. to utter a shrill loud sound, esp. one expre ive of pain or grief: to lament: to weep: to bawl.— v.t. to utter loudly: to proclaim or make public:— pa.t. and pa.p. cried.— n. any loud sound, esp. of grief or pain: a fit of weeping: a pack of hounds, hence of people: particular sound uttered by an animal: bawling: lamentation: prayer: clamour:— pl. Cries .— ns. Crī′er ; Cry′ing , act of calling loudly: weeping.— adj. calling loudly: claiming notice: notorious.— Cry against , to protest against; Cry down , to condemn: to decry; Cry off , to withdraw from a bargain; Cry on , to call upon: to invoke; Cry up , to praise: extol.— A far cry , a great distance; Great cry and little wool , appearance without reality: much ado about nothing; Hue and cry (see Hue ); In full cry , in full pursuit, used of dogs in hunt; Within cry of , within hearing distance. [Fr. crier —L. quiritāre , to scream—freq. of L. queri , to lament.]