Standard Lemma guide

Hist

intj · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /hɪst/
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  • rhymes with -ɪst
  • homophone: hissed

1

intj

Meaning 1

An utterance used to discreetly attract someone's attention.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

intj

Meaning 2

An injunction to be silent and/or to pay attention to what is being said or can be heard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

Examples

  • 1850, Edgar Allan Poe, Scenes from "Politian", 2009 [1902], Charles F. Richardson (editor), The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 1: Poems, page 87, Hist! hist! thou canst not say / Thou hearest not now Baldazzar?,

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

History (in journal titles such as "J Hist Neurosci" - "Journal of the History of Neuroscience").

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

An instance of an exclamation attracting attention or injunction to be silent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Abbreviation of history.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable

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6

verb

Meaning 6

Pronunciation spelling of hoist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling

Examples

  • 1952, R. A. Atkinson, Uncle Aaron Peddles a Possum, 2010 [1976], J. Mason Brewer (editor), Dog Ghosts and The Word on the Brazos (Combined edition), page 30, When he spy de train a-comin' 'roun' de curve, he hists de hankershuf way up ovuh his haid for hit to stop, an' when de engineer rech de spot whar Unkuh Aaron stannin', he jumps down outen his seat to de groun' an asts Unkuh Aaron de why he stop de train.

Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: sjuut — injunction to be silent
  • Czech: pst — injunction to be silent
  • Czech: pšt — injunction to be silent
  • Dutch: sst — injunction to be silent
  • Russian: тсс (tss) — injunction to be silent
  • Russian: цыц (cyc) — injunction to be silent
  • Czech: syknutí — injunction to be silent