I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English, from out + cry (after crien out to cry out)
1.
a. : a crying out : a loud and excited cry or exclamation : clamor , uproar
that outcry of despair — P.B.Shelley
still she made her outcry for the ring — Alfred Tennyson
b. : a vehement public protest or demand
the outcry against him reverberated throughout the country — Allan Nevins
an outcry for more and better cottages — G.E.Fussell
2.
a. : auction
the executor's duty to sell it at public outcry — Southeastern Reporter
b. : a calling out of a price (as in a commodity exchange)
a buyer and seller in the ring can by open outcry mutually agree on a price — Commodities
II. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb
Etymology: Middle English outcrien, from out + crien to cry — more at cry
intransitive verb
: to cry out
my every pulse outcries for love — Evaleen Stein
transitive verb
[ out- + cry ]
: to outdo in shouting
outcry his competitors