Meaning of OUTCRY
| Pronunciation: | | 'awtkrI
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- [n] a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
- [v] 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"
- [v] shout louder than
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| | Synonyms: | | call, call out, cry, cry, cry out, exclaim, outshout, shout, shout, vociferation, yell |
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| | See Also: | | battle cry, bellow, bellowing, bird, blue murder, boo, Bronx cheer, catcall, clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, exceed, express, gee, give tongue to, halloo, hiss, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, hoot, hosanna, hue and cry, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outstrip, rallying cry, raspberry, razzing, roar, roaring, scream, screaming, screech, screeching, shouting, shriek, shrieking, snort, surmount, surpass, utter, utterance, verbalise, verbalize, vocalization, war cry, war whoop, whoop, yelling, yodel, yowl | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Out"cry`\, n.
1. A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm,
opposition, or detestation; clamor.
2. Sale at public auction. --Massinger. Thackeray.
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| | Related Terms: | | auction, auction block, auction sale, bawl, bedlam, Bedlam let loose, blast, block, bobbery, boo, booing, brawl, brouhaha, charivari, chirm, clamor, clamoring, clangor, clap, clatter, commotion, complaint, cry, decrial, din, discord, dolorous tirade, donnybrook, drunken brawl, dustup, Dutch auction, flap, fracas, free-for-all, gaff, groan, hell broke loose, hiss, hissing, hoot, hooting, howl, howling, hubbub, hue and cry, hullabaloo, indignation, jangle, jeremiad, keen, lament, loud noise, moan, murmur, mutter, noise, noise and shouting, outburst, pandemonium, plaint, planctus, protest, protestation, racket, rattle, rhubarb, roar, row, ruckus, ruction, rumble, rumpus, scream, shindy, shivaree, sob, thunder, thunderclap, tintamarre, tirade, tumult, ululation, uproar, vendue, vociferation, wail, wail of woe, whimper, whine, yawp, yowl |
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