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Definition of: weep
(wēp) v. wept, weep·ing v.i.
1. To manifest grief or other strong emotion by shedding tears: to weep for joy.
2. To mourn; lament: with for.
3. To give out or shed water or other liquid in drops, as the stems of some plants under pressure; bleed.
—v.t.
4. To weep for; mourn or bewail.
5. To shed (tears, or drops of other liquid).
6. To bring to a specified condition by weeping: to weep oneself to sleep.
—noun The act of weeping, or a fit of tears. [OE wēpan]
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