The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bawl \Bawl\, v. t.
   To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or
   town-crier does. --Swift.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bawl \Bawl\, n.
   A loud, prolonged cry; an outcry.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bawl \Bawl\ (b[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bawled (b[add]ld);
   p. pr. & vb. n. Bawling.] [Icel. baula to low, bellow, as a
   cow; akin to Sw. b["o]la; cf. AS bellan, G. bellen to bark,
   E. bellow, bull.]
   1. To cry out with a loud, full sound; to cry with vehemence,
      as in calling or exultation; to shout; to vociferate.
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   2. To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bawl
    v 1: shout loudly and without restraint [syn: bawl, bellow]
    2: make a raucous noise [syn: yawp, bawl]
    3: cry loudly; "Don't bawl in public!"