ask vs cry for

ask and cry for both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ask	No	No	Yes	No
cry for	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cry for is a hyponym of ask; that is, cry for is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ask:

Other hyponyms of ask include claim, exact, take, govern, draw, cost, cry out for, compel.

ask (verb)	cry for (verb)
make a request or demand for something to somebody	need badly or desperately
direct or put; seek an answer to
address a question to and expect an answer from
consider obligatory; request and expect
require or ask for as a price or condition
make a date
require as useful, just, or proper