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1950 American crime film
Cry Murder is a 1950 American crime film directed by Jack Glenn and written by James Carhardt and Nicholas Winter. The film stars Carole Mathews, Jack
Cry_Murder
Fictional character
for the murder of Dante's mother. Years after the first game, Capcom developed new Devil May Cry games with new characters. In Devil May Cry 2, an older
Characters of the Devil May Cry series
Characters_of_the_Devil_May_Cry_series
American actor (1920–1998)
movie was the propaganda film Project X. He rose to associate producer on Cry Murder. In 1957, Lord starred in Williamsburg: the Story of a Patriot, which
Jack_Lord
1973 American TV series or program
She Cried Murder is a 1973 American TV film starring Telly Savalas and Lynda Day George. A model witnesses a murder on the subway, and one of the cops
She_Cried_Murder
American murder victim (1972–1993)
the subject of the films The Brandon Teena Story and Boys Don't Cry. Teena's murder, along with that of Matthew Shepard nearly five years later, led
Brandon_Teena
2025 animated television series
Devil May Cry is an adult animated urban fantasy action television series created by Adi Shankar for Netflix. Based on the Japanese video game franchise
Devil_May_Cry_(TV_series)
American actor (born 1947)
"Banh Bao + Sterno + Drill + Burner + Mason" of MacGyver and episodes "Cry Murder" and "Whispers of Death" of Magnum P.I. Weller voiced the character of
Peter_Weller
1999 film by Kimberly Peirce
Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 American biographical drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce, and co-written by Peirce and Andy Bienen. The film is a dramatization
Boys_Don't_Cry_(1999_film)
American author, activist and teacher (1947–2024)
pursued training in classical ballet. She was also the author of Cry Bloody Murder: A Tale of Tainted Blood (1997), which tells the story of her family's
Elaine_DePrince
Japanese visual novel series
the sixth episode to premiere in September 2025. Umineko When They Cry is a murder mystery visual novel, and as such conveys its story primarily through
Umineko_When_They_Cry
1966 British film by George P. Breakston
The Boy Cried Murder is a 1966 British thriller film directed by George P. Breakston and starring Fraser MacIntosh, Veronica Hurst, and Phil Brown. The
The_Boy_Cried_Murder
Japanese video game
published by 07th Expansion. It is a spin-off of the Umineko When They Cry murder mystery visual novel series and was originally released at Comiket 79
Umineko:_Golden_Fantasia
1973 American film
The Bride (also known as The House That Cried Murder or Last House on Massacre Street) is a 1973 American horror film directed by Jean-Marie Pélissié and
The Bride (1973 American film)
The_Bride_(1973_American_film)
Irish murder victim (c. 1863–1888)
number 2 Miller's Court on 8–9 November, both reported hearing a faint cry of "Murder!" between 3:30 a.m. and 4 a.m., but did not react because they reported
Mary_Jane_Kelly
American actress (born 1944)
several times on the series, playing a different character each time); Murder, She Wrote; Hardcastle and McCormick; and Blacke's Magic. She was also a
Lynda_Day_George
Japanese visual novel series and its franchise
Higurashi When They Cry (Japanese: ひぐらしのなく頃に, Hepburn: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni; lit. 'When the Cicadas Cry') is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft
Higurashi_When_They_Cry
1984 film
by Tom Holland and based on a Cornell Woolrich short story, "The Boy Cried Murder", which had been filmed as The Window (1949). It was originally released
Cloak_&_Dagger_(1984_film)
Film by Ted Tetzlaff
American black-and-white film noir, based on the short story "The Boy Cried Murder" (reprinted as "Fire Escape") by Cornell Woolrich, about a lying boy
The_Window_(1949_film)
American film editor, director and educator (1912–1973)
entering film in the late 1940s. Lerner’s first credited feature was Cry Murder (1950) for Columbia Pictures, initiating a prolific decade that included
Carl_Lerner
Fictional character in the Devil May Cry series
› Dante (Japanese: ダンテ) is a character and the protagonist of Devil May Cry, an action-adventure game series by Japanese developer and publisher Capcom
Dante_(Devil_May_Cry)
American actor (1893–1968)
I. Parrish The Street with No Name (1948) – Commissioner Ralph Demory Cry Murder (1950) – Senator Alden Death of a Salesman (1951) – Charley Never Wave
Howard_Smith_(actor)
Mexican American television actress (born 1939)
Thing About Machines" and a 1960 episode of Peter Gunn entitled "Cry Love, Cry Murder". Her other television credits include Playhouse 90, The Chevy Mystery
Margarita_Cordova
American actor and comedian (1907–1988)
The Alvin Show (1961), and he played Chubby Stone in the episode "Cry Love, Cry Murder" (S3 E25) of the private-eye series Peter Gunn (1961). Besser also
Joe_Besser
American serial killer (1947–1996)
was convicted of six counts of murder. Like his companion Henry Lee Lucas, Toole made confessions which resulted in murder convictions, and which he later
Ottis_Toole
Specific sins
William M'Gavin opined that "the four sins that cry to heaven for vengeance; these are, wilful murder—sin of Sodom—oppression of the poor—to defraud servants
Sins that cry to Heaven for Vengeance
Sins_that_cry_to_Heaven_for_Vengeance
Video game antagonist
character from Ubisoft's Far Cry video game franchise. He first appears as the primary antagonist of the 2014 title, Far Cry 4, and was extensively featured
Pagan_Min_(Far_Cry)
British film director and screenwriter (1932–2022)
him time to start writing scripts. One of these scripts was Some Will Cry Murder, written for the ABC Television series Armchair Theatre. Although never
Mike_Hodges
American novelist (1903–1968)
Fountain Pen), directed by Kihachi Okamoto The Boy Cried Murder (1966) (based on the story The Boy Cried Murder), directed by George P. Breakston The Bride Wore
Cornell_Woolrich
American actor (born 1939)
in the series as Nurse Able. Since M*A*S*H, Farrell has guest-starred in Murder, She Wrote; Justice League; Desperate Housewives; and many others. Farrell
Mike_Farrell
American actor (1922–1994)
Kojak in the TV movie The Marcus–Nelson Murders (CBS, 1973), which was based on the real-life Career Girls murder case. Kojak was a bald New York City detective
Telly_Savalas
American actress (1920–2014)
Man with My Face (1951) – Mary Davies No Man of Her Own (1950) – Blonde Cry Murder (1950) – Norma Wayne Alden Paid in Full (1950) – Model The Accused (1949)
Carole_Mathews
Fictional character in the Devil May Cry
May Cry, an action-adventure game series created by Japanese developer and publisher Capcom. She was introduced in the 2005 title Devil May Cry 3: Dante's
Lady_(Devil_May_Cry)
American actor (1939–2000)
series. He was a guest-star on many television series, most frequently Murder, She Wrote, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, The FBI Story, and CHiPs. He
Larry_Linville
British thriller by John Hough
Harris, and bears similarity to Cornell Woolrich's novelette "The Boy Cried Murder", originally adapted for film as The Window. Ziggy, an English boy, spends
Eyewitness_(1970_film)
1975 American made-for-television film
the working title of Homicide, and its rerun title was The Woman Who Cried Murder. On March 13, 1964, Catherine "Kitty" Genovese was attacked and viciously
Death_Scream
American LGBT rights lawyer and environmental activist (1957–2018)
original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022. "Damages in Boys Dont Cry Murder Argued Before Nebraska Supreme Court". Lambda Legal. January 9, 2000.
David_Buckel
American serial killer (born 1949)
Green River Strangler, is an American serial killer who was convicted of murdering forty-nine women between 1982 and 1998 in the northwestern United States
Gary_Ridgway
Puerto Rican actor (1926–2023)
in 65 films including The Brave Bulls (1951), The Naked Down (1955), War Cry Jaka: Indian Upbringing (1952), The Mask of the Avenger (1951) and East of
Eugene_Iglesias
American actor (1937–1968)
star in The Window, based on Cornell Woolrich's short story "The Boy Cried Murder". Howard Hughes, who had bought RKO the previous year, considered the
Bobby_Driscoll
2008 video game
Devil May Cry 4 is a 2008 action-adventure game developed and published by Capcom. It was released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows
Devil_May_Cry_4
1971 film by John G. Avildsen
Cry Uncle!, released in the UK as Super Dick (theatrical title) and American Oddballs (video title), is a 1971 American film in the Troma Entertainment
Cry_Uncle!
1994 video game
Banshee's Last Cry, also known by its Japanese title, Kamaitachi no Yoru, is a visual novel developed and published by Chunsoft for the Super Famicom
Banshee's_Last_Cry
Far Cry character
character from Ubisoft's Far Cry video game franchise. He first appears as the secondary antagonist of the 2012 game Far Cry 3, and was extensively featured
Vaas_Montenegro
Higurashi When They Cry character
Hepburn: Ryūgū Rena) is a fictional character in the Higurashi When They Cry series. Born as Reina Ryūgū (Japanese: 竜宮 礼奈, Hepburn: Ryūgū Reina), she
Rena_Ryūgū
(1953) Cry of the Innocent (1980) Cry Macho (2021) Cry for Me, Billy (1972) Cry Me a River (2008) Cry Me a Sad River (2018) Cry Murder (1950) Cry No Fear
List_of_films:_C
1948 novel by Alan Paton
Cry, the Beloved Country is a 1948 novel by South African writer Alan Paton. Set in the prelude to apartheid in South Africa, it follows a black village
Cry,_the_Beloved_Country
2005 slasher film by Jeff Wadlow
Cry Wolf (stylized as Cry_Wolf) is a 2005 American slasher film directed by Jeff Wadlow and co-written by Wadlow and Beau Bauman. The film stars Julian
Cry_Wolf_(2005_film)
2012 video game
Cry of Fear is a 2012 indie survival horror video game developed and published by the Swedish game development studio Team Psykskallar. It is derived
Cry_of_Fear
American metalcore band
Fall. During November 2006, they toured Australia with Parkway Drive and Cry Murder. Himsa advertised that their August 16, 2008, at El Corazon in Seattle
Himsa
Unsolved 1977 murder of three girls in Oklahoma
the Cherokee Nation. A 1993 documentary called Someone Cry for The Children: The Girl Scout Murders, based on the book of the same name by Michael and Dick
Oklahoma_Girl_Scout_murders
Video game character
character from Ubisoft's Far Cry video game franchise. He appears as the primary antagonist of the 2018 title, Far Cry 5, and was extensively featured
Joseph_Seed
African-American writer (1934–2014)
it. In "The Revolutionary Theatre", Baraka wrote, "We will scream and cry, murder, run through the streets in agony, if it means some soul will be moved
Amiri_Baraka
1934 mystery novel by Agatha Christie
Murder on the Orient Express is a mystery novel by English writer Agatha Christie featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. It was first published
Murder_on_the_Orient_Express
Higurashi When They Cry is a Japanese anime television series based on Ryukishi07's visual novel series. The English titles for the first season are accorded
List of Higurashi When They Cry episodes
List_of_Higurashi_When_They_Cry_episodes
2012 video game
Far Cry 3 is a 2012 first-person shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the third main installment in the Far Cry series
Far_Cry_3
Unsolved murder in Baltimore
because it was unsolved. The murder and its period of notoriety in Baltimore "loosely" inspired John Waters' 1990 film Cry-Baby. Waters recalls the media's
Murder_of_Carolyn_Wasilewski
American author and zoologist (born 1949)
in the Kalahari Desert and Zambia. She wrote about Africa in her memoirs Cry of the Kalahari, The Eye of the Elephant, and Secrets of the Savanna. The
Delia_Owens
2024 murder in Athens, Georgia, US
(November 22, 2024). "'Say her name': How a nursing student's murder was made into a MAGA campaign cry". ABC News. Retrieved November 29, 2024. "Laken Riley followed
Murder_of_Laken_Riley
British actress (1931–2022)
Evidence (1962), Live It Up (1963), Licensed to Kill (1965) and The Boy Cried Murder (1965). Hurst appeared in fifteen films in the 1950s and '60s. By the
Veronica_Hurst
Australian actor
credits include Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018), Romper Stomper (2018), The Cry (2018), True History of the Kelly Gang (2019), My First Summer, and The Gloaming
Markella_Kavenagh
2026 film by Kyle Balda
Brett Goldstein. The film follows a flock of sheep who try to solve the murder of their shepherd. The Sheep Detectives entered development in March 2024
The_Sheep_Detectives
2007 carjacking, rape, and murder of a couple in Knoxville, Tennessee
Thomas, and Vanessa Lynn Coleman on counts of kidnapping, robbery, rape, and murder. Also in 2007, Eric DeWayne Boyd was indicted by a federal grand jury of
Murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom
Murders_of_Channon_Christian_and_Christopher_Newsom
American author (born 1975)
Carr expanded the Terminal List series with a prequel novel titled Cry Havoc. Cry Havoc is set in 1968 and is centered on James Reece's father, Navy SEAL
Jack_Carr_(writer)
1965 child murder in Indianapolis, U.S.
1949 – October 26, 1965) was an American teenager who was tortured and murdered by her caregiver, Gertrude Baniszewski, many of Baniszewski's children
Murder_of_Sylvia_Likens
1988 film by Fred Schepisi
Evil Angels (released as A Cry in the Dark outside Australia and New Zealand) is a 1988 drama film directed by Fred Schepisi. The screenplay by Schepisi
Evil_Angels_(film)
Cinematographer and inventor
Miracle in Harlem (1948) Jigsaw (1949) Project X (1949) Sarumba (1950) Cry Murder (1950) So Young So Bad (1950) St. Benny the Dip (1951) That Man from Tangier
Don_Malkames
shortly after people start to get mysteriously murdered. Umineko When They Cry is a series of murder mystery visual novels that requires relatively little
List of Umineko When They Cry titles
List_of_Umineko_When_They_Cry_titles
American novelist (1904–1977)
(1955) Stranger in Town (1955) The Blonde Cried Murder (1956) Weep for a Blonde (1957) Shoot the Works (1957) Murder and the Wanton Bride (1958) Fit to Kill
Brett_Halliday
American attorney(1805-1867)
Phillips." Jewish Messenger (New York), May 24, 1867. Miller, Julie. Cry Murder on Broadway: A Woman’s Ruin and Revenge in Old New York. Ithaca, NY: Three
Jonas_B._Phillips
2021 film by Alessandro Genovesi
7 Women and a Murder (Italian: 7 donne e un mistero, lit. '7 Women and a Mystery') is a 2021 Italian comedy mystery film co-written and directed by Alessandro
7_Women_and_a_Murder
"Permanent Holiday (Locked in the Trunk of His Car)" "The Ugly" "Go Go Go" "Cry Murder" "Fighter" "Fuel My Fire" "Like A Killer" "Brave" "We Ride" "Crowd Control
List of songs recorded by Skye Sweetnam
List_of_songs_recorded_by_Skye_Sweetnam
1983 book by T. Clifton and C. Leroy
God Cried is a 1983 book by Tony Clifton and Catherine Leroy about the Israeli siege and bombing of Beirut during the 1982 Lebanon War. God Cried was
God_Cried
1987 British-American drama film
Cry Freedom is a 1987 epic biographical drama film directed and produced by Richard Attenborough, set in apartheid-era South Africa in 1977. The screenplay
Cry_Freedom
Australian film director (1948–2007)
based on the short story "The Boy Who Cried Murder" by Cornell Woolrich (Woolrich's short story "It Had to Be Murder" was adapted into Hitchcock's Rear Window
Richard_Franklin_(director)
2015 matricide in Missouri, U.S.
second-degree murder for conspiring with her boyfriend to carry out the killing. Police discovered the body of Dee Dee five days after the murder, upon residents
Murder_of_Dee_Dee_Blanchard
Figure from Greek mythology
opera in one act entitled The Cry of Clytemnestra recounting the events leading up to and including Clytemnestra's murder of Agamemnon. In the 1977 film
Clytemnestra
2019 American disappearance, filicide and multiple murders case
The Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders were a series of killings —including child murder, filicide, and spousal murder— committed by American couple Lori
Vallow–Daybell doomsday murders
Vallow–Daybell_doomsday_murders
British nurse convicted of murder (born 1990)
hear she was accused of murdering babies". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2025. Halliday, Josh (25 April 2023). "Lucy Letby cried when telling police about
Lucy_Letby
2001 film by Jack N. Green
Pretty When You Cry (also known as Seduced: Pretty When You Cry) is 2001 American erotic thriller film directed by Jack N. Green. Detective Black (Elliott)
Pretty_When_You_Cry
2002 double murder in Cambridgeshire, England
caretaker, Ian Huntley, in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England. Both children were murdered – most likely by asphyxiation – and their bodies disposed of in an irrigation
Soham_murders
Serbian actress
Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966) - Noemi Castellan The Boy Who Cried Murder (1966) - Susie In the Shadow of the Eagles (1966) - Helen Bitter Fruit
Beba_Lončar
2009 murder in Pinellas Park, United States
the witnesses. She began to cry when they told her Ludemann died. Hours later, Wade was arrested and charged with murder in the second degree. She was
Murder_of_Sarah_Ludemann
2012 child murder in Bentonville, Arkansas, US
2012, six days after her birthday. Later that day, Bridgeman was found murdered. Her case garnered considerable media attention, which spurred debates
Murder_of_Jersey_Bridgeman
The Devil May Cry anime series is directed by Shin Itagaki and produced by Madhouse. The English adaptation of the anime has been licensed by Funimation
List of Devil May Cry episodes
List_of_Devil_May_Cry_episodes
American writer (1898–1983)
Primrose The Town Cried Murder (1939) The Road to Folly (1940) The Murder of a Fifth Columnist (1941) - Mrs. Latham and Col. Primrose Murder in the O.P.M.
Zenith_Jones_Brown
1950 film by Vincent Sherman
The Damned Don't Cry (promoted as The Damned Don't Cry!) is a 1950 American film noir crime drama directed by Vincent Sherman and featuring Joan Crawford
The_Damned_Don't_Cry
British detective drama TV series (1955–1957)
total of 221 episodes, 23 are currently missing: Season 1 Episode 03 "Let Murder Be Done" Season 1 Episode 13 "Lucky Man"- One or more sequences exist, but
The_Vise_(1955_TV_series)
2012 film by Kim Yong-han
Don't Cry Mommy (Korean: 돈 크라이 마미) is a 2012 South Korean crime drama film directed by Kim Yong-han. The story was about a mother's revenge against her
Don't_Cry_Mommy
English actor and film director (1923–2014)
nominated for his films Young Winston (1972), A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Cry Freedom (1987). For the film Gandhi, in 1983, he received the Oscars for
Richard_Attenborough
Pirates of Capri (1949) The Flying Saucer (1950) Guilty Bystander (1950) Cry Murder (1950) The Vicious Years (1950) Swiss Tour (retitled Four Days' Leave
Film_Classics
American novelist (1871–1954)
original title: This nettle danger (1945) Challenge to Danger (1947) Cry Murder (1947) Arizona Guns (1947) The Bandit Trail (1947) Ranger's Luck (Whipsaw)
William_MacLeod_Raine
Irish actress (1895–1985)
Promise Her Anything (1966) - Mrs. Egan - Baby Sitter (uncredited) The Boy Cried Murder (1966) - Mrs. Wetherall Craze (1974) - Woman at will reading. (uncredited)
Anita_Sharp-Bolster
American murderer (born 1984)
Phillips (born March 17, 1984) is an American man who was convicted of murder as a child. In November 1998, when he was 14 years old, Phillips killed
Josh_Phillips_(murderer)
1960s–1970s art movement
change through literature and theater arts. He says: "We will scream and cry, murder, run through the streets in agony, if it means some soul will be moved
Black_Arts_Movement
2026 film by Timur Bekmambetov
Rebecca Ferguson. The plot involves a detective (Pratt), who is accused of murdering his wife, and must prove his innocence to an artificial intelligence judge
Mercy_(2026_film)
1986 murder in Los Angeles
from a bite on Rasmussen's body. Lazarus was convicted of first-degree murder in 2012 and is serving a sentence of 27 years to life. On appeal, Lazarus
Murder_of_Sherri_Rasmussen
French-American actor film director (1920–1973)
and director) Shadow of Treason (1964, producer and director) The Boy Cried Murder (1966, director) "George Breakston". British Film Institute. Archived
George_Breakston
1995 murder in Corpus Christi, Texas, US
embezzled thousands of dollars from the singer's earnings. Saldívar planned the murder over three weeks. Earlier in the day, Selena confronted Saldívar in her
Murder_of_Selena
American rapper-songwriter (born 1992)
Voice"—Banks also gained attention with his guest appearances on Drake's "Laugh Now Cry Later" and Pooh Shiesty's "Back in Blood," with the former peaking at number
Lil_Durk
American serial killers and rapists known as the Tool Box Killers
serial killers and rapists who committed the kidnapping, rape, torture and murder of five teenage girls in Southern California over a five-month period in
Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris
Lawrence_Bittaker_and_Roy_Norris
CRY MURDER
CRY MURDER
Boy/Male
English
ModernJaron 'cry of rejoicing.
Female
Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian name GRY means "dawn."
Boy/Male
English
ModernJaron 'cry of rejoicing.
Boy/Male
Tamil
A cry of grief
Girl/Female
Biblical
Cry or outcry.
Biblical
cry or outcry
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Corey, possibly CORY means "deep hollow, ravine."
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly south and southwestern England)
English (chiefly south and southwestern England) : variant of Free, from the Old English byform frīg.English : nickname for a small person, from Middle English fry ‘small person’, ‘child’, ‘offspring’ (Old Norse frjó ‘seed’).Americanized spelling of German Frei, Frey.
Boy/Male
English
ModernJaron 'cry of rejoicing.
Boy/Male
Israeli American
Cry of rejoicing.
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Latin Christophorus, CRÃOSTÓIR means "Christ-bearer."Â
Boy/Male
Hindu
Cry of victory
Boy/Male
English
ModernJaron 'cry of rejoicing.
Boy/Male
English
ModernJaron 'cry of rejoicing.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Cry of victory
Boy/Male
English
ModernJaron 'cry of rejoicing.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Chinese, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Latin, Swedish
Rest; Battle Cry
Boy/Male
Biblical
Ark; song; joyful cry.
Male
Scandinavian
 Variant spelling of Scandinavian Kai, CAY means "lord." Compare with another form of Cay.
Boy/Male
English
ModernJaron 'cry of rejoicing.
CRY MURDER
CRY MURDER
Boy/Male
American, Australian, French, German, Shakespearean, Spanish, Teutonic
Alfonso; Ready for Battle; Form of Alphonse
Girl/Female
English
Bear or warrior maiden.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Noyonika | நோயோநீகா
Beautiful eyes that induce magnetism, One with expressive eyes
Boy/Male
English Scandinavian American Scottish Norse Teutonic
Church.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian
Loyal; Generous
Boy/Male
Tamil
Madhavdas | மாதவ தாஸ
Servant of Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Hindu
Sitas father in ramayana
Boy/Male
English
Form of Lorenzo and Lawrence.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Muslim, Sindhi
Firm; Hard
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Autumn; Name of a Season
CRY MURDER
CRY MURDER
CRY MURDER
CRY MURDER
CRY MURDER
v. i.
A loud utterance; especially, the inarticulate sound produced by one of the lower animals; as, the cry of hounds; the cry of wolves.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Dry-rub
superl.
Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry.
n.
A cry or shout.
n.
Cry; voice.
v. t.
To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping; as, to cry one's self to sleep.
superl.
Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.
superl.
Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone or manner; dry wit.
v. t.
To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms; as, to try rival claims by a duel; to try conclusions.
v. t.
To dry in a kiln; as, to kiln-dry meal or grain.
a.
To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one's tears; the wind dries the earth; to dry a wet cloth; to dry hay.
imp. & p. p.
of Dry-rub
v. i.
To do; to fare; as, how do you try!
superl.
Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry gangrene; dry catarrh.
n.
A state of excitement; as, to be in a fry.
v. i.
A word or phrase caught up by a party or faction and repeated for effect; as, the party cry of the Tories.
superl.
Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place; as, wry words.
v. t.
To experiment with; to test by use; as, to try a remedy for disease; to try a horse.
v. i.
To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.
v. t.
To make oral and public proclamation of; to declare publicly; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, ets.; as, to cry goods, etc.