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noun
1.
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
2.
a crying out.
3.
loud clamor.
4.
an auction.
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| outcry | |
| —n , pl -cries | |
| 1. | a widespread or vehement protest |
| 2. | clamour; uproar |
| 3. | commerce a method of trading in which dealers shout out bids and offers at a prearranged meeting: sale by open outcry |
| —vb , -cries, -cries, -crying, -cried | |
| 4. | (tr) to cry louder or make more noise than (someone or something) |
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