weep vs bawl

weep and bawl both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
weep	No	No	Yes	No
bawl	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bawl is a hyponym of weep; that is, bawl is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than weep:

Other hyponyms of weep include mewl, pule, wail, whimper, tear, sob, blub, blubber, sniffle, snivel, snuffle.

weep (verb)	bawl (verb)
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain	cry loudly
	shout loudly and without restraint
	make a raucous noise