Have a bawl is an expression that means to CRY or WEEP loudly. The crossword solutions for this term are WEEP (4 letters), SOB (3 letters), CRY (3 letters), and WAIL (4 letters). All of these words refer to different types of crying, with WEEP being the most general term, SOB referring to a type of crying that involves short bursts of sound, CRY referring to a loud and sustained weeping, and WAIL referring to a long and mournful CRY.