Halloo : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Halloo	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Halloo
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
halloo n a shout to attract attention; "he gave a great halloo but no one heard him" v urge on with shouts; "halloo the dogs in a hunt" shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Halloo \Halloo"\, n. [Perh. fr. ah + lo; cf. AS. eal[be], G. halloh, F. haler to set (a dog) on. Cf. {Hollo}, interj.] A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout. List! List! I hear Some far off halloo* break the silent air. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Halloo \Hal*loo"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hallooed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Halloing}.] To cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to a person, as by the word halloo. Country folks hallooed and hooted after me. --Sir P. Sidney.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Halloo \Halloo"\, v. t. 1. To encourage with shouts. Old John hallooes his hounds again. --Prior. 2. To chase with shouts or outcries. If I fly . . . Halloo* me like a hare. --Shak. 3. To call or shout to; to hail. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Halloo \Hal*loo"\, interj. [OE. halow. See {Halloo}, n.] An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one.