cry for

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cry for someone or something

1. to weep for the absence or loss of someone or something. No need to cry for me. Take care of yourself. She cried for her lost cat.

2. to shout a demand for someone or something. She cried for help, but no one heard her. Tony cried for Walter, but he did not hear.

3. to cry or bawl, signaling the need or want for someone or something. (As done by a baby.) The baby cried for a bottle. Little Jimmy was crying for his mother.

See also: cry

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The hurry of the times, the loading and discharging organization of the docks, the use of hoisting machinery which works quickly and will not wait, the cry for prompt despatch, the very size of his ship, stand nowadays between the modern seaman and the thorough knowledge of his craft. The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context She did not feel that the bed was cold, and did not heed whether the child would wake and cry for her. Silas Marner by Eliot, George View in context I had only to induce her to follow me when I stepped on the deck, to seize her in my arms, and to jump overboard with her before she could utter a cry for help. The Two Destinies by Collins, Wilkie View in context			crumble up crumped out crumple up crunch crunch down crunch up crusade crusade against Crusade for crush crush against crush down crush in crush on crush out of crush to crush up crushed by crust crutch cry cry all the way to the bank cry before one is hurt cry bloody murder cry eyes out cry for cry heart out cry in beer cry like a baby cry oneself to sleep cry out cry out for cry over cry over spilled milk cry wolf crying crying need crying shame crystal cuckoo cucumber cud cuddle cuddle up cuddle up with a book cue cue in cuff cull out of culminate in culturally			CRWVA CRWW Crx CRXER CRXXI cry cry cry cry cry cry cry all the way to the bank Cry Baby Cry Baby Cry Baby Cry cry before one is hurt cry bloody murder cry crocodile tears Cry de pays cry down cry down cry down cry down Cry du chat Cry Engine 3 cry eyes out cry eyes out cry eyes out cry eyes out cry eyes out cry for Cry for Help Cry for Help Cry for Liberty Team Cry for the Moon cry havoc cry havoc cry havoc cry havoc Cry Havoc Productions cry heart out cry heart out cry heart out cry heart out cry heart out cry in beer cry like a baby Cry Me a River Cry More Noob Cry Of A Drowning Man cry of blood cry off cry off cry off cry off cry on (someone's) shoulder cry on (someone's) shoulder cry on (someone's) shoulder cry on (someone's) shoulder cry oneself to sleep cry out

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