intj
Meaning 1
Used to greet someone, or to catch their attention.
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Standard Lemma guide
halloo
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/həˈluː/
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/hæˈluː/
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rhymes with -uː
intj
Meaning 2
Used in hunting to urge on the pursuers.
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noun
Meaning 3
A shout of halloo.
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verb
Meaning 4
To shout halloo.
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Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To encourage with shouts; to egg (someone) on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- 1718, Matthew Prior, Alma, or, The Progress of the Mind, Canto 2, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: J. Tonson and J. Barber, Volume 2, p. 101, Old JOHN halloo’s his hounds again:
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verb
Meaning 6
To chase with shouts or outcries.
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Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 7
To call or shout to; to hail.
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Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 8
To shout (something).
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Usage: transitive
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noun
Meaning 9
a shout to attract attention
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he gave a great halloo but no one heard him
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Broader terms: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
verb
Meaning 10
shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention
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Broader terms: shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
verb
Meaning 11
urge on with shouts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- halloo the dogs in a hunt
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Broader terms: prod, incite, egg on
History
Etymology
From Middle English hallow (“pursue, urge on”), from Old French haloer, which is imitative.