Standard Lemma guide

hollo

intj · noun · verb · 8 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

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • CMU ARPABET: HH AA1 L OW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

Hey, hello

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

intj

Meaning 2

hello (expressing puzzlement or discovery)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A cry of "hollo"

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To cry "hollo"

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his bellow filled the hallway

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation

6

verb

Meaning 6

utter a sudden loud cry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle
  • I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, squall

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: utter, emit, let out, let loose

Narrower terms: hollo, hurrah, halloo, whoop, shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipe, howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup, squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech

7

verb

Meaning 7

cry hollo

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall

8

verb

Meaning 8

encourage somebody by crying hollo

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: encourage

History

Etymology

See halloo, and compare holla.