weep

Formsweeps, weeping, wept

Pluralweeps

1. 1
   verbintransitive

   To cry and shed tears because of a strong feeling such as sadness or joy.

   Many people weep at weddings out of pure happiness.

   She began to weep when she heard the news.

   Similarcry, sob

   Oppositelaugh

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   A short time spent crying.

   After a good weep, she felt much better.

   He needed a long weep to let it all out.

   Similarcry

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3. 3
   verbintransitive

   To slowly let out liquid one drop at a time.

   Like a wall that slowly drips after a heavy rain.

   Water began to weep from the cracked pipe.

   The old wall weeps whenever it rains heavily.

   Similarooze, seep, drip, trickle

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4. 4
   verbtransitive or intransitive

   To slowly give off fluid, as a sore or wound does.

   The wound continued to weep for several days.

   Infected cuts sometimes weep a clear fluid.

   Similarooze, seep, discharge

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5. 5
   verbintransitive

   To droop downward, as the branches of certain trees do.

   Like a tired person whose shoulders sag downward.

   The willow's branches weep toward the still water.

   Some trees weep so low that their leaves touch the ground.

   Similardroop, hang

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6. 6
   nouncountable

   A single sob while crying.

   A small weep escaped her as she read the letter.

   He let out a quiet weep and then fell silent.

   Similarsob

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7. 7
   verbintransitive

   To complain or show sorrow about something.

   The old workers weep about the loss of their trade.

   She wept over her hard luck to anyone who would listen.

   Similarlament, mourn, grieve, complain

   Oppositerejoice

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8. 8
   noununcountable

   The reddish liquid that leaks out of raw meat while it is stored.

   There was a little weep at the bottom of the meat tray.

   Pat the steak dry to remove any weep before cooking.

   Similarpurge

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9. 9
   nouncountable

   A medium-sized bird of open fields, also called the lapwing.

   A weep called sharply as it wheeled over the marsh.

   Farmers watched the weeps tumble through the air above the field.

   Similarlapwing, peewit

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