cry for help
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cry, for, help.
We heard the drowning woman's cries for help and ran to assist.
cry
/kɹaɪ/
verb 5noun 5
Collocations
50(noun.) shout/loud noise
ADJ
great, loud | little, low, small | choked/choking, muffled, stifled, strangled | piercing, shrill
hoarse
The injured animal let out a hoarse cry that echoed through the forest.
agonized, anguished, bitter, despairing, desperate, plaintive, terrible | startled | involuntary | battle, rallying, war, warning | animal, bird
VERB + CRY
give, let out, raise, utter
The baby let out a piercing cry when the doctor gave her a vaccination.
hear
CRY + VERB
go up
A cry went up from the crowd when the team scored the winning goal.
escape
A small cry escaped from the child when she saw the surprise birthday cake.
PREP
with a ~
The child ran toward her mother with a cry of joy.
~ for
The child's constant tantrums were just a cry for attention from his busy parents.
~ of
When the team scored the winning goal, a cry of joy echoed through the stadium.
(noun.) act of crying
ADJ
good | little
VERB + CRY
have
She had a cry after hearing the sad news about her grandmother.
(verb.) produce tears
ADV
a lot | a little | almost, nearly | never, rarely
bitterly
When she heard the sad news about her grandmother, she cried bitterly for hours.
loudly | quietly, silently, softly | uncontrollably | alone
VERB + CRY
begin to, start to | make sb
leave sb to
When the baby woke at night, her parents left her to cry herself back to sleep.
PREP
about
She cried about losing her favorite necklace at the beach yesterday.
for
The baby cried for milk every night during her first month.
over
She spent weeks crying over the breakup before finally moving forward.
with
The child cried with joy when she saw her birthday presents.
PHRASES
cry like a baby
When the little boy lost his favorite toy, he cried like a baby in the store.
cry your eyes out, cry yourself to sleep, feel like crying
After the argument with her best friend, Maria cried herself to sleep that night.
a shoulder to cry on
When she felt lonely, her grandmother was always a shoulder to cry on.
(verb.) shout
ADV
aloud, out | suddenly
angrily, indignantly
She cried indignantly when she found out that someone had taken her lunch from the office fridge.
despairingly, desperately | excitedly | passionately, wildly
VERB + CRY
want to
When she heard the bad news, she wanted to cry but tried to stay strong.
hear sb
When the baby woke up hungry, I could hear him cry from the other room.
PREP
in
She cried in frustration when she realized she had lost her phone at the airport.
PHRASES
cry for help
The injured hiker cried for help until the rescue team finally heard him.
cry out in anguish/fear/pain
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