HyperDic: cry_out_for

English > 1 sense of the expression cry out for:
VERBstativecry out for, cry forneed badly or desperately
English > cry out for: 1 sense > verb 1, stative
MeaningNeed badly or desperately.
PatternSomething ----s something
Synonymcry for
Broadernecessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demandrequire as useful, just, or proper

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