cry

How to sign: shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
"She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs";

Similiar / Same: weep

Categories: express emotion, express feelings

Within this category: bawl, snivel, sob, tear, wail

cry

How to sign: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
"`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost";

Similiar / Same: exclaim, cry out, call out, outcry, shout

Categories: express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize

Within this category: gee

cry

How to sign: utter a sudden loud cry
"she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me";

See also: exclaim, cry out, call out, call out, outcry, shout

Similiar / Same: shout out, yell, scream, shout, holler, hollo, call

Categories: emit, let loose, let out, utter

Within this category: halloo, hollo, howl, hurrah, shriek, squawk, whoop

cry

How to sign: a slogan used to rally support for a cause
"a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'";

Similiar / Same: war cry, rallying cry, watchword, battle cry

Categories: catchword, motto, shibboleth, slogan