yell vs battle cry

battle cry vs yell

yell and battle cry both are nouns.

yell is a verb but battle cry is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
yell	Yes	No	Yes	No
battle cry	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, battle cry is a hyponym of yell; that is, battle cry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than yell:

yell: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
battle cry: a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle

Other hyponyms of yell include bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl, blue murder, catcall, clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry, halloo, hoot, hosanna, noise, scream, screaming, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, whoop, rallying cry, war cry, war whoop, shouting, yelling, yodel, bird, boo, Bronx cheer, hiss, hoot, raspberry, razz, razzing, snort.

yell (noun)	battle cry (noun)
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition	a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle
a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)	a slogan used to rally support for a cause

yell (verb)	battle cry (verb)
utter or declare in a very loud voice
utter a sudden loud cry

Difference between yell and battle cry

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