cry out for vs ask

cry out for and ask both are verbs.

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

As verbs, ask is a hypernym of cry out for; that is, ask is a word with a broader meaning than cry out for:

Other hypernyms of cry out for include call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take.

cry out for (verb)	ask (verb)
need badly or desperately	make a request or demand for something to somebody
	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