Standard Lemma guide
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intj
Used as a call for coordinated physical effort, as in hoisting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: nautical, transport
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intj
Used as a cheer indicating exaltation, enjoyment, or approval.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, humorous, literary, poetic, sometimes
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noun
A cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To cheer (someone or something) with a huzzah sound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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Synonyms: cheer on, hurrah, hurray, acclaim, acclamate, applaud, hail, barrack, beclap, cheer, clap, encheer, huzzah
Antonyms: none provided
History
Likely originally a hoisting cry, possibly related to hoise. Compare possibly to the cognate Swedish hissa (“to hoist; huzzah”), Spanish izar (“to hoist”) and French Ho, hisse! (“Hey, hoist!”). First attested in the 1570s.
