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    CRY OUT FOR

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Need badly or desperatelyplay

    Example:

    This question cries out for an answer

    Synonyms:

    cry for; cry out for

    Classified under:

    Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

    Hypernyms (to "cry out for" is one way to...):

    ask; call for; demand; involve; necessitate; need; postulate; require; take (require as useful, just, or proper)

    Sentence frame:

    Something ----s something

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