halloo
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hal·loo
(hə-lo͞o′) also hal·loa (-lō′)interj.
1. Used to catch someone's attention.
2. Used to urge on hounds in a hunt.
n. pl. hal·loos also hal·loas
A shout or call of "halloo."
v. hal·looed, hal·loo·ing, hal·loos also hal·loaed or hal·loa·ing or hal·loas
v.intr.
To shout "halloo."
v.tr.
1. To urge on or pursue by calling "halloo" or shouting.
2. To call out to.
3. To shout or yell (something).
[Alteration of obsolete holla, stop!; see hello.]
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halloo
(həˈluː) ,hallo
orhalloa
sentence substitute
(Hunting) a shout to attract attention, esp to call hounds at a hunt
n, pl -loos, -los or -loas
a shout of "halloo"
vb, -loos, -looing, -looed, -los, -loing, -loed, -loas, -loaing or -loaed
1. to shout (something) to (someone)
2. (Hunting) (tr) to urge on or incite (dogs) with shouts
[C16: perhaps variant of hallow to encourage hounds by shouting]
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hal•lo
or hol•lo
(həˈloʊ)interj., n., pl. -los or -loas, interj.
1. (used to call or answer someone, or to incite dogs in hunting.)
n. 2. the cry “hallo!”
3. a shout of exultation.
v.i. 4. to call with a loud voice; shout.
v.t. 5. to incite or chase (something) with shouts and cries of “hallo!”
6. to cry “hallo” to (someone).
7. to shout (something).
[1560–70; variant of hollo, itself variant of earlier holla < Middle French hola=ho ahoy + la there]
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halloo
Past participle: hallooed
Gerund: hallooing
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| Noun | 1. | halloo - a shout to attract attention; "he gave a great halloo but no one heard him" |
| Verb | 1. | halloo - urge on with shouts; "halloo the dogs in a hunt" |
| 2. | halloo - shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention |
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halloo
also halloanounverb
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halloo
interj → hallo; (Hunt) → horrido, hallo
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