Halloo — Defs

01 n. A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout.

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A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout.
“List! List! I hear Some far off halloo break the silent air.” — Milton.

02 v. i. To cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to a person, as by the word halloo.

imp. & p. p. Hallooed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hallooing

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To cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to a person, as by the word halloo.
“Country folks hallooed and hooted after me.” — Sir P. Sidney.

03 v. t. To encourage with shouts.

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To encourage with shouts.
“Old John hallooes his hounds again.” — Prior.
2.
To chase with shouts or outcries.
“If I fly . . . Halloo me like a hare.” — Shak.
3.
To call or shout to; to hail.

04 interj. An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one. Now mostly replaced by hello.

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An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one. Now mostly replaced by hello. See: hello