BATTLE CRY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does battle cry mean? 

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

1. a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle

2. a slogan used to rally support for a cause

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• BATTLE CRY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

battle cry; rallying cry; war cry; war whoop

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

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

A slogan used to rally support for a cause

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

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

Context example:

our watchword will be 'democracy'

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

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