English Dictionary: uproar | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uproar \Up*roar"\, v. t. To throw into uproar or confusion. [Obs.] [bd]Uproar the universal peace.[b8] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uproar \Up*roar"\, v. i. To make an uproar. [R.] --Carlyle. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uproar \Up"roar\, n. [D. oproer; akin to G. aufruhr, Dan. opr[94]r, Sw. uppror; D. op up + roeren to stir; akin to AS. hr[?]ran to stir, hr[?]r stirring, active, G. r[81]hren to stir, OHG. ruoren, Icel. hr[91]ra, Dan. r[94]re, Sw. r[94]ra. Cf. {Rearmouse}.] Note: [In verse, sometimes accented on the second syllable.] Great tumult; violent disturbance and noise; noisy confusion; bustle and clamor. But the Jews which believed not, . . . set all the city on an uproar. --Acts xvii. 5. |