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cry for

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Verb1.cry for - need badly or desperately; "This question cries out for an answer"
cry out for
necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take - require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"


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The hurry of the times, the loading and discharging organization of the docks, the use of hoisting machinery which works quickly and will not wait, the cry for prompt despatch, the very size of his ship, stand nowadays between the modern seaman and the thorough knowledge of his craft.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
She did not feel that the bed was cold, and did not heed whether the child would wake and cry for her.
Silas Marner by Eliot, George View in context
I had only to induce her to follow me when I stepped on the deck, to seize her in my arms, and to jump overboard with her before she could utter a cry for help.
The Two Destinies by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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