halloo

5 definitions found

halloo - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Halloo \Hal*loo"\, v. t.
     1. To encourage with shouts.
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              Old John hallooes his hounds again.   --Prior.
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     2. To chase with shouts or outcries.
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              If I fly . . . Halloo me like a hare. --Shak.
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     3. To call or shout to; to hail. --Shak.
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  Halloo \Hal*loo"\, interj. [OE. halow. See Halloo, n.]
     An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one. Now
     mostly replaced by hello.
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  Halloo \Hal*loo"\ (h[a^]l*l[=oo]"), n. [Perh. fr. ah + lo; cf.
     AS. eal[=a], G. halloh, F. haler to set (a dog) on. Cf.
     Hollo, interj.]
     A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a
     person or an animal; a shout.
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           List! List! I hear
           Some far off halloo break the silent air. --Milton.
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  Halloo \Hal*loo"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hallooed (-l[=oo]d");
     p. pr. & vb. n. Hallooing.]
     To cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to a
     person, as by the word halloo.
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           Country folks hallooed and hooted after me. --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
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halloo - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  halloo
      n 1: a shout to attract attention; "he gave a great halloo but
           no one heard him"
      v 1: urge on with shouts; "halloo the dogs in a hunt"
      2: shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting
         attention