| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A fit of crying: bawling, blubbering, sobbing, tear2 (used in plural), wailing, weeping. See SOUNDS. 2. A rallying term used by proponents of a cause: battle cry, call to arms, call to battle, motto, rallying cry, war cry. See WORDS. 3. The act of demanding: call, claim, demand, exaction, requisition. See REQUEST. 4. A sudden, sharp utterance: ejaculation, exclamation, outcry. See WORDS. | | VERB: | 1. To make known vigorously the positive features of (a product). Also used with up: advertise, ballyhoo, build up, popularize, promote, publicize, talk up. Informal : pitch, plug. Slang : push. See KNOWLEDGE. 2. To make inarticulate sounds of grief or pain, usually accompanied by tears: bawl, blubber, howl, keen2, sob, wail, weep, yowl. See HAPPY, SOUNDS. 3. To speak suddenly or sharply, as from surprise or emotion. Also used with out: blurt (out), burst out, ejaculate, exclaim, rap out. See WORDS. 4. To speak or say very loudly or with a shout: bawl, bellow, bluster, call, clamor, halloo, holler, roar, shout, vociferate, whoop, yawp, yell. See SOUNDS.
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