shout

The definition of a shout is a loud call.

(noun)

An example of shout is loudly calling for a friend across the street.

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See shout in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a loud cry or call
  2. any sudden, loud outburst or uproar
  3. Origin: orig. uncert.

    Austral., N.Z., Informal one's turn to buy a round of drinks, etc.

Origin: ME schoute, prob. < an OE cognate of ON skūta, a taunt, prob. < IE *(s)kud-, to cry out > scout

transitive verb

  1. to utter or express in a shout
  2. Austral., N.Z., Informal to treat (someone) to (a round of drinks, etc.)

intransitive verb

to utter a shout; cry out loudly

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See shout in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A loud cry.
tr. & intr.v. shout·ed, shout·ing, shouts
To say with or utter a shout.
Phrasal Verb: shout down To overwhelm or silence by shouting loudly.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English shoute

Origin: , perhaps from Old Norse skūta, a taunt; see skeud- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • shoutˈer noun

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