weep

UK /wiːp/ US /wiːp/
verb 5noun 4

Definitions

verb

1

To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.

They wept together in silence.

2

To lament; to complain.

They weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.

3

To give off moisture in small quantities, e.g. due to condensation.

4

To give off moisture in small quantities, e.g. due to condensation.

a weeping spring, which discharges water slowly

The blood weeps from my heart.

5

To hang the branches, as if in sorrow; to be pendent; to droop; said of a plant or its branches.

The willows weep and the moonbeams sleep / On the mariner's silent grave.

noun

1

A session of crying.

Sometimes you just have to have a good weep.

2

A sob.

He's coming, too, and we both want to mingle our weeps over the wine-cup[.]

3

A red or reddish liquid that seeps out from raw muscular meat during storage, consisting mostly of water and protein; "meat juice".

noun

1

A lapwing; wipe, especially, a northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).

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