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What does "cry" mean?
a far cry
- a great distance; long way
- a thing much different
cry down
to belittle; disparage
cry in one's beer
Informal to lament or complain in a maudlin manner
cry off
to withdraw from an agreement or undertaking
cry one's eyes out
to weep much and bitterly
cry out
- to shout; yell
- to complain loudly
cry up
to shout praise of; praise highly
in full cry
in eager pursuit: said of a pack of hounds
See cry in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms
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