hurrah

6 definitions found

hurrah - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hurrah \Hur*rah"\ Hurra \Hur*ra"\, interj. [Cf. G., Dan., & Sw.
     hurra. Cf. Huzza.]
     A word used as a shout of joy, triumph, applause,
     encouragement, or welcome.
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           Hurrah! hurrah! for Ivry and Henry of Navarre.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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  Hurrah \Hur*rah"\, n.
     A cheer; a shout of joy, etc.
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     Hurrah's nest, state of utmost confusion. [Colloq. U.S.]
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              A perfect hurrah's nest in our kitchen. --Mrs.
                                                    Stowe.
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  Hurrah \Hur*rah"\, v. i.
     To utter hurrahs; to huzza.
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  Hurrah \Hur*rah"\, v. t.
     To salute, or applaud, with hurrahs.
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hurrah - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hurrah
      n 1: a victory cheer; "let's give the team a big hurrah" [syn:
           hurrah, hooray]
      v 1: shout `hurrah!'

hurrah - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  65 Moby Thesaurus words for "hurrah":
     alleluia, applaud, applause, ardor, bark, battle cry, bawl, bellow,
     calenture, call, caterwaul, cheer, chorus of cheers, coil,
     contention, controversy, cry, cry for joy, dispute, enthusiasm,
     fervor, fire, furore, fuss, give a cheer, hallelujah, halloo, hear,
     holler, hollo, hooray, hoot, hosanna, howl, hurray, huzzah, paean,
     rah, rallying cry, roar, ruckus, rumpus, scream, screech, shindy,
     shout, shout hosanna, shriek, squall, squeal, to-do, uproar,
     war cry, war whoop, whoop, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp,
     yippee, yo-ho, yowl, zeal