crie

Noun

cry (plural cries)

1. A shedding of tears; the act of crying.
   • After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry.
2. A shout or scream.
   • I heard a cry from afar.
3. Words shouted or screamed.
   • a battle cry
4. A clamour or outcry.
   • His pupil, Maimonides, that he might not be under the necessity of violating the laws of friendship and gratitude, by joining the general cry against Averroes, left Corduba.1812, Alexander Chalmers, The General Biographical Dictionary
5. (archaic, collective) A group of hounds.
   • A cry more tunable / Was never hollaed to, nor cheered with horn.c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First...
6. (broadly, derogatory, obsolete) A pack or company of people.
   • Would not this […] get me a fellowship in a cry of players?c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

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