wi:p v. & n. --v. (past
and past part. wept) 1 intr. shed tears. 2 a tr. & (foll. by for) intr. shed tears
for;
bewail,
lament over. b tr. utter or express
with tears ('Don't go,' he
wept; wept
her thanks). 3 a intr. be covered with or
send forth drops. b intr. & tr.
come or send forth in drops;
exude liquid (weeping sore). 4 intr. (as weeping adj.) (of a tree) having drooping branches (weeping willow). --n. a fit or spell of weeping. øweep
out utter with tears. øøweepingly adv. [OE wepan f. Gmc (prob. imit.)]