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shout

noun
/ʃaʊt//ʃʌʊt/CA

Etymology

From Middle English shouten. Further origin uncertain. Possibly related to Middle English shooten (“to shoot (out)”) or from or akin to Old Norse skúta (“to chide, scold”), Old Norse skúti, skúta (“a taunt”). See also the second, rare sense of the verb scout (“to reject with contempt”).

  1. derived from schûte
  2. inherited from shout

Definitions

  1. A loud burst of voice or voices

    A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.

    • give out a shout
    • hear a desperate shout
    • an ear-piercing shout

  2. A round of drinks in a pub

    A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.

    • “I′ll get my wine though,” taking out her wallet. “No. This is my shout,” holding up his hand as though to ward her money off.
    • Cut to the pub on a lads night out, Man at the bar cos it was his shout
    • 2008, George Papaellinas, The Trip: An Odyssey, re.press, Australia, page 6, It was always my shout down the pub with Theo.

  3. A call-out for an emergency services team.

    • Yet another ambulance on a shout enters Parliament Square.
  4. ›+ 9 more definitions

    1. A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV program.

      • Next up the new single from Beyoncé, but first a shout to Barry Bloggins and his wife Belinda...

    2. A suggestion

      A suggestion; an idea.

      • Yeah, good shout. We might get an idea of what we're up against before we park up and do business.

    3. To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract…

      To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.

      • Mom shouted to us to come sit at the table.
      • They shouted thrice; what was the last cry for?

    4. To utter with a shout

      To utter with a shout; to cry; to shout out

      • They shouted his name to get his attention.

    5. To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.

      • We walk’d together on the crown Of a high mountain which look’d down Afar from its proud natural towers Of rock and forest, on the hills— The dwindled hills! begirt with bowers And shouting with a thousand rills.

    6. To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.

      • "It appears to be the general opinion that it's my business to always shout - I will shout." He took up a hat and defiantly cast twopence into it.
      • After shouting me a plate of noodles and limp vegetables, he helped me change money by introducing me to the stallholder who offered the best exchange rates.

    7. To post a text message (for example, email) in upper case, regarded as the electronic…

      To post a text message (for example, email) in upper case, regarded as the electronic messaging equivalent of oral shouting.

      • Please don't shout in the chat room.

    8. To treat with shouts or clamor.

      • How would these men have shouted at the laying on of the last stone of the battlements

    9. A flat-bottomed boat, a barge (for carrying cargo, etc), now especially a light boat used…

      A flat-bottomed boat, a barge (for carrying cargo, etc), now especially a light boat used in duck-shooting.

The neighborhood

Derived

countershout, give someone a shout, in with a shout, ring shout, shoutfest, shoutline, shouty, beshout, outshout, shoutable, shoutbox, shout down, shoutee, shouter, shout fire in a crowded theater, shout from the rooftops, shoutingly, shouting match, shout out, shout the odds, unshouted, unshouting, vintage shout, wouldn't shout if a shark bit him

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at shout. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at shout. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at shout

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA