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An exclamation troops yell out when going to war or battle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
Examples
- Near-synonym: rallying cry
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: war cry, rallying cry
Antonyms: none provided
A strong motto or purpose statement, especially in regards to winning a goal in sports, games or work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: war cry, war whoop, rallying cry
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
a slogan used to rally support for a cause
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a cry to arms
- our watchword will be `democracy'
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: war cry, rallying cry, cry, watchword
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: motto, slogan, catchword, shibboleth
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
71 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
شِعَار
(šiʕār)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Armenian:
մարտակոչ
(martakočʻ)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Bashkir:
оран
(oran)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Belarusian:
баявы́ кліч
(bajavý klič)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Breton:
lugan
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Bulgarian:
бо́ен вик
(bóen vik)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Catalan:
crit de guerra
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Chinese Mandarin:
喊殺聲 /喊杀声
(hǎnshāshēng)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Chinese Mandarin:
吶喊聲 /呐喊声
(nàhǎnshēng)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Cornish:
garm vresel
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Danish:
kampråb
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Danish:
krigsråb
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Dutch:
strijdkreet
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Dutch:
wapenkreet
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Dutch:
oorlogskreet
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Dutch:
aanvalskreet
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Egyptian:
h-m-h-m*t-A2
(hmhmt)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Finnish:
sotahuuto
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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French:
cri de guerre
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Galician:
apelido
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Galician:
grito de guerra
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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German:
Schlachtruf
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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German:
Kampfruf
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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German:
Schlachtgeschrei
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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German:
Feldgeschrei
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Greek:
ιαχή
(iachí)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Ancient Greek:
βοή
(boḗ)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Ancient Greek:
ἀϋτή
(aütḗ)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Hindi:
युद्ध घोष
(yuddh ghoṣ)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Hungarian:
csatakiáltás
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Italian:
grido di battaglia
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Italian:
grido di guerra
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Japanese:
喊声
(kansei)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Japanese:
鬨
(toki)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Japanese:
鬨の声
(toki no koe)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Korean:
함성
(hamseong)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Korean:
기합
(gihap)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Korean:
표어
(pyoeo)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Korean:
슬로건
(seullogeon)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Lithuanian:
karo šūkis
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Malay:
laungan perang
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Malay:
semboyan
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Polish:
okrzyk bojowy
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Portuguese:
grito de guerra
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Russian:
боево́й клич
(bojevój klič)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Sanskrit:
क्रन्दस्
(krandas)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Scottish Gaelic:
sluagh-ghairm
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Serbo-Croatian:
бо̑јнӣ по̏клӣч
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Serbo-Croatian:
bȏjnī pȍklīč
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Spanish:
grito de guerra
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Swedish:
stridsrop
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Swedish:
härskri
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Tagalog:
siglaban
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Turkish:
savaş narası
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Ukrainian:
бойови́й клич
(bojovýj klyč)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Ukrainian:
бойови́й ви́гук
(bojovýj výhuk)
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Volapük:
krigavokäd
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Volapük:
krigaluvokäd
— something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
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Chinese Mandarin:
口號 /口号
(kǒuhào)
— motto or personal statement
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Danish:
kampråb
— motto or personal statement
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Danish:
slogan
— motto or personal statement
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Danish:
feltråb
— motto or personal statement
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Danish:
slagord
— motto or personal statement
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Danish:
parole
— motto or personal statement
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Danish:
motto
— motto or personal statement
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Finnish:
taisteluhuuto
— motto or personal statement
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Malay:
semboyan
— motto or personal statement
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Polish:
slogan
— motto or personal statement
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Polish:
hasło
— motto or personal statement
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Portuguese:
grito de guerra
— motto or personal statement
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Swedish:
stridsrop
— motto or personal statement