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WAR CRY

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• WAR CRY (noun)
The noun WAR CRY has 2 senses:

1. a slogan used to rally support for a cause
2. a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle

Familiarity information: WAR CRY used as a noun is rare.

• WAR CRY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A slogan used to rally support for a cause

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

rallying cry; war cry; watchword; battle cry; cry

Context examples:

a cry to arms / our watchword will be 'democracy'

Hypernyms ("war cry" is a kind of...):

catchword; motto; shibboleth; slogan (a favorite saying of a sect or political group)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

battle cry; war whoop; rallying cry; war cry

Hypernyms ("war cry" is a kind of...):

call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
(English proverb)
"There is nothing as eloquent as a rattlesnake's tail."
(Native American proverb, Navajo)
"Old habits die hard"
(Arabic proverb)
"A good dog gets a good bone."
(Corsican proverb)

Useful links:
Pronunciation of shibboleth
Meaning of call
Pronunciation of outcry
Meaning of shout
Meaning of vociferation

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