Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
CRY
I. verb (cried; crying)
Etymology: Middle English crien, from Anglo-French crier, from Latin quiritare to make a public outcry, perhaps from Quirit-, Quiris, Roman citizen
Date: 13th century
transitive verb to utter loudly ; shout , beg , beseech , to proclaim publicly ; advertise , intransitive verb to call loudly ; shout , to shed tears often noisily ; weep , sob , to utter a characteristic sound or call, to require or suggest strongly a remedy or disposition ,
II. noun (plural cries)
Date: 13th century
an instance of crying: as, an inarticulate utterance of distress, rage, or pain, outcry , clamor ,
2. proclamation , banns , entreaty , appeal , a loud shout, watchword , slogan ,
6. common report, a general opinion, the public voice raised in protest or approval, a fit of weeping, the characteristic sound or call of an animal, 1
0. a pack of hounds, b. pursuit , a peak of activity or excitement