Usually means: Desperate plea for assistance, support.
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General (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. cry for help: Wiktionary
  2. Cry for Help (EP), Cry for Help (Rick Astley song), Cry for Help (Steven Universe), Cry for Help (film), Cry for Help, Cry for help: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  3. cry for help: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. cry for help: Legal dictionary

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  3. cry for help: Medical dictionary
  4. Cry for help: Drug Medical Dictionary
  5. Cry for help: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (cry for help)

noun:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cry, for, help.
noun:  (idiomatic) Acting out as a means of displaying a subconscious desire for attention or help.

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