Definition of cry out for Cry out for

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What does cry out for mean?

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Verb

cry out for - need badly or desperately; "This question cries out for an answer"
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  necessitate, need, postulate, call for, require, demand, ask, involve, take require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
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cry out for in sign language
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