Meaning

• A shedding of tears; the act of crying.

  "After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry."

• A shout or scream.

  "I heard a cry from afar."

• Words shouted or screamed.

  "a battle cry"

• A clamour or outcry.

• A group of hounds.

• (by extension) A pack or company of people.

• (of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question.

  ""Woof" is the cry of a dog, while "neigh" is the cry of a horse."

• A desperate or urgent request.

• Common report; gossip.

Meaning

• To shed tears; to weep.

  "That sad movie always makes me cry."

• To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.

• To shout, scream, yell.

• To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.

• To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.

  "Tonight I'll cry myself to sleep."

• To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, etc.

  "to cry goods"

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