shout
A loud burst of voice or voicesA loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
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» He heard a shout.
Er hörte einen Schrei. — MUIRIEL
Он услышал крик. — marafon
Він почув крик. — deniko
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6 sensesA loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
give out a shout
hear a desperate shout
Schrei
крикkrik, во́згласvózglas
крикkryk
(informal)A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV program.
Next up the new single from Beyoncé, but first a shout to Barry Bloggins and his wife Belinda...
(informal)A suggestion; an idea.
More meanings 3
(Australia, New Zealand, UK, slang)A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.
(Australia, UK, slang)A call-out for an emergency services team.
(UK, dialectal)A flat-bottomed boat, a barge (for carrying cargo, etc), now especially a light boat used in duck-shooting.
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
Origin
From Middle English shouten. Further origin uncertain. Possibly related to Middle EnglishFrom Middle English shouten. Further origin uncertain. Possibly related to Middle English shooten (“to shoot (out)”) or from or akin to Old Norse skúta (“to chide, scold”), Old Norse skúti, skúta (“a taunt”). See also the second, rare sense of the verb scout (“to reject with contempt”).
From Middle English shout(e), from Middle Dutch schûte (“boat or light ship”). Doublet of schuit, see there for more. Compare scout (“swift sailing boat”).
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Forms
plural: shoutsSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsCollocations
7 patterns- shouting my name
- heard somebody shouting
- heard someone shouting
- began to shout
- somebody shouting
- someone shouting
- have to shout
See also
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