"scream for" meaning in All languages combined

See scream for on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: screams for [present, singular, third-person], screaming for [participle, present], screamed for [participle, past], screamed for [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} scream for (third-person singular simple present screams for, present participle screaming for, simple past and past participle screamed for)
  1. (transitive) To demand (something). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-scream_for-en-verb-6PdK0RpO
  2. (transitive) To be appropriate for (something); to be better with (something). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-scream_for-en-verb-aFOvnuCe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "for", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "for": 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "screamed for",
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    },
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          "text": "The people scream for tax relief.",
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        "To demand (something)."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To demand (something)."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "A rash like that screams for calamine lotion.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "To be appropriate for (something); to be better with (something)."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To be appropriate for (something); to be better with (something)."
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    {
      "form": "screams for",
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    },
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      "form": "screaming for",
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    },
    {
      "form": "screamed for",
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    },
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      "form": "screamed for",
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        {
          "text": "A rash like that screams for calamine lotion.",
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        }
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        "To be appropriate for (something); to be better with (something)."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To be appropriate for (something); to be better with (something)."
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "scream for"
}

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