crying vs bodily process

crying and bodily process both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crying	Yes	Yes	No	No
bodily process	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bodily process is a hypernym of crying; that is, bodily process is a word with a broader meaning than crying:

crying: the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
bodily process: an organic process that takes place in the body

Other hypernyms of crying include activity, bodily function, body process.

crying (noun)	bodily process (noun)
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)	an organic process that takes place in the body

crying (adjective)	bodily process (adjective)
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
demanding attention