hollo

3 definitions found

hollo - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hollo \Hol*lo"\, interj. & n. [See Halloo, and cf. Holla.]
     Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to
     attract attention; a halloo.
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           And every day, for food or play,
           Came to the mariner's hollo.             --Coleridge.
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  Hollo \Hol"lo\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Holloed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Holloing.] [See Hollo, interj., and cf. Halloo.]
     To call out or exclaim; to halloo.
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hollo - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hollo
      n 1: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his
           bellow filled the hallway" [syn: bellow, bellowing,
           holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar,
           roaring, yowl]
      v 1: encourage somebody by crying hollo
      2: cry hollo
      3: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor
         inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but
         she couldn't hear me" [syn: shout, shout out, cry,
         call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall]